 | Burt Lancaster als Elias Wakefield |
 | Dianne Foster als Hannah Bolen |
 | Walter Matthau als Stan Bodine |
 | Diana Lynn als Susie Spann |
 | Donald MacDonald als Little Eli Wakefield |
 | John McIntire als Zack Wakefield |
 | Una Merkel als Sophie Wakefield |
 | John Carradine als Ziby Fletcher |
 | John Litel als Pleasant Tuesday Babson |
 | Rhys Williams als Constable |
 | Edward Norris als Roulette Dealer |
 | Will Wright als John Decker (uncredited) |
 | Douglas Spencer als Frome Brother (uncredited) |
 | Paul Wexler als Frome Brother (uncredited) |
 | Clem Bevans als Riverboat Captain (uncredited) |
| Burt Lancaster | Director |
| Harold Hecht | Producer |
| A.B. Guthrie Jr. | Screenplay |
| Felix Holt | Novel |
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| George E. Luckenbacher | Editor |
| Ted Haworth | Production Design |
| Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| John Orlando | Props |
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| LaVaughn Speer | Hairstylist |
| James T. Vaughn | Production Manager |
| Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Wayne Fury | Sound Effects Editor |
| John K. Kean | Sound Recordist |
| Paul Schmutz | Sound Recordist |
| Russell Shearman | Special Effects |
| Robert G. Carlisle | Music Editor |
