"In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up."
Victor Love
as Bigger Thomas
Matt Dillon
as Jan
Elizabeth McGovern
as Mary Dalton
Geraldine Page
as Peggy
Oprah Winfrey
as Mrs. Thomas
Akosua Busia
as Bessie
Carroll Baker
as Mrs. Dalton
John McMartin
as Mr. Dalton
Art Evans
as Doc
John Karlen
as Max
Willard E. Pugh
as Gus
David Rasche
as Buckley
Ving Rhames
as Jack
Lane Smith
as Britton
George D. Wallace
as Judge
Chuck Hicks
as White Man #4
Shavar Ross
as Buddy
Richard Wesley
as Bartender
John Otrin
as Reporter #1
Adam Gregor
as Reporter #2
William Boyett
as Reporter #3
Robert Alan Browne
as Reporter #4
Arell Blanton
as White Man #3
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Screenplay
Richard Wright
Writer
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Diane Silver
Producer
Thomas Burstyn
Director of Photography
Ruta K. Aras
Associate Producer
Aaron Stell
Editor
Hank McCann
Casting
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Hilary Cochran
Costume Design
Mr. Leonard
Hairstylist
Sandi Duncan
Makeup Artist
Novel
James Mtume
Original Music Composer