Cast & Crew

Directed by

Sidney Poitier

Writing Credits

Richard Wesley
(screenplay)
Timothy March
(story)

Cast

Sidney Poitier
Clyde Williams
Bill Cosby
Billy Foster
Calvin Lockhart
Biggie Smalls
John Amos
Kansas City Mack
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Bootney Farnsworth
Ossie Davis
Elder Johnson
Denise Nicholas
Beth Foster
Lee Chamberlin
Dee Dee Williams
Mel Stewart
Ellison
Julius Harris
Bubbletop Woodson
Paul Harris
Jody Tipps
Val Avery
Lt. Bottomley
Morgan Roberts
Fish an' Chips Freddie
Talya Ferro
Biggie's Crony #1
Doug Johnson
Biggie's Crony #2
Richard Young
Biggie's Crony #3
Cedric Scott
Biggie's Crony #4
Billy Eckstine
Zack
George Foreman
Factory Worker
Med Flory
Rufus
Erica Hagen
Girl in Hotel
Jayne Kennedy
Girl at Factory
Rodolphus Lee Hayden
40th St. Black
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Fight Announcer
Hilda Haynes
Telephone Operator
Jophery C. Brown
Bootney Farnsworth's Trainer
Rozelle Gayle
Exhibition Boxing Match Announcer
Birdie M. Hale
Switchboard operator
Bob Harks
Guard
Rosanne Katon
(uncredited)
Woni Spotts
Child

Produced by

Pembroke J. Herring
associate producer
Melville Tucker
producer

Music by

Curtis Mayfield

Cinematography by

Donald M. Morgan
director of photography

Editing by

Pembroke J. Herring

Casting By

Alan Shayne

Production Design by

Alfred Sweeney

Set Decoration by

Ruby R. Levitt

Makeup Department

Eddie M. Barron
hair stylist
Monty Westmore
makeup artist

Production Management

Mickey McCardle
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Reuben L. Watt
first assistant director
Richard A. Wells
second assistant director

Art Department

Wallace Oliver
property master
Leon Harris
Illustrator (uncredited)
William Ladd Skinner
set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Willie D. Burton
sound
Harry W. Tetrick
sound

Special Effects by

Charles Spurgeon
special effects

Stunts

Henry Kingi
stunt coordinator
Jophery C. Brown
stunts (uncredited)
Melvin Jones
stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Minor
stunt double: Sidney Poitier (uncredited)
Ernest Robinson
stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Sidney Ray Baldwin
still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Donald E. Thorin
camera operator (as Don Thorin)
Larry Boelens
gaffer (uncredited)
Louis Niemeyer
assistant camera (uncredited)
Chris Schwiebert
camera operator (uncredited)
Calvin Sterry
key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marie Brown
wardrobe (as Marie V. Brown)
David Rawley
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Garner M.J. Morris
assistant film editor

Music Department

Curtis Mayfield
music producer
William Saracino
music editor

Script and Continuity Department

Vivian Jones
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Kris Keiser
assistant to producer
Mavis Staples
dialogue coach
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