Cast & Crew

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Writing Credits

Tracy Keenan Wynn
(screenplay)
Albert S. Ruddy
(story)

Cast

Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter
Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad
Nate Scarboro
James Hampton
Caretaker
Harry Caesar
Granville
John Steadman
Pop
Charles Tyner
Unger
Mike Henry
Rassmeusen
Jim Nicholson
Ice Man
Bernadette Peters
Warden's Secretary
Pervis Atkins
Mawabe
Tony Cacciotti
Rotka
Anitra Ford
Melissa
Michael Fox
Announcer
Joe Kapp
Walking Boss
Richard Kiel
Samson
Pepper Martin
Shop Steward
Mort Marshall
Assistant Warden
Ray Nitschke
Bogdanski
Tony Reese
Levitt
Sonny Sixkiller
The Indian
Robert Tessier
Shokner
Dino Washington
Mason
Ernie Wheelwright
Spooner
Joe Dorsey
Bartender
Gus Carlucci
Team Doctor
Jack Rockwell
Trainer
Sonny Shroyer
Tannen
Ray Ogden
Schmidt
Don Ferguson
Referee
Chuck Hayward
Trooper I
Alfie Wise
Trooper II
Steve Wilder
J.J.
George A. Jones
Big George
Wilbur Gillian
Big Wilbur
Wilson Warren
Buttercup
Joe Jackson
Little Joe
Howard Silverstein
Howie
Donald Hixon
Donny
Gerald Michael Atkins
Con / Football player (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Bit Part
J. Don Ferguson
Football Referee
Lance Fuller
Secondary Role
Harold Morris
Minor Role
Bill Rampley
Guard / Football Player (uncredited)
James Hooks Reynolds
Con Football Player
Philip Wende
Guard

Produced by

Alan P. Horowitz
associate producer
Albert S. Ruddy
producer

Music by

Frank De Vol

Cinematography by

Joseph F. Biroc

Editing by

Michael Luciano

Casting By

Joyce Selznick
Steven R. Stevens

Production Design by

James Dowell Vance

Set Decoration by

Raphael Bretton
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Tom Ellingwood
makeup artist
Guy Del Russo
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Russell Saunders
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Clifford C. Coleman
assistant director
Hal Needham
second unit director: car chase sequence
Ron Wright
second assistant director

Art Department

Horst Grandt
property master
Ralph A. Nelson
assistant property master (uncredited)
Arnold Pine
construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Howard Beals
sound editor
Gordon Daniel
sound editor
Jim Foglesong
recordings supervisor
James Fritch
sound editor (as Jim Fritch)
John Wilkinson
re-recording mixer
James Contrares
boom operator (uncredited)
Fred Faust
sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael Scoville
cableman (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Thol Simonson
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Denny Arnold
stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Caruso
stunts (uncredited)
Louie Elias
stunts (uncredited)
James M. Halty
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty
stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham
stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti
stunts (uncredited)
Pat Studstill
stunts (uncredited)
Glenn R. Wilder
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Oscar Barber
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Donald C. Cowger
assistant grip (uncredited)
John Donnelly
best boy (uncredited)
Orville Hallberg
camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Hannah
gaffer (uncredited)
Henry Harrison
assistant camera (uncredited)
Joe Hicks
dolly grip (uncredited)
Sherman Kunkel
camera operator (uncredited)
Lon Massey
best boy (uncredited)
Clifford H. Poland Jr.
photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Schwake Jr.
head grip (uncredited)
Frederic J. Smith
assistant camera (uncredited)
Stephen Wever
still photographer (uncredited)
Julian Wilson
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Charles E. James
wardrobe (as Charles James)
Ken Harvey
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Frank Capacchione
associate editor: football sequences
George Hively
associate editor: football sequences
Allan Jacobs
associate editor: football sequences
Steve Orfanos
montage: Modern Film Effects
Roy E. Peterson
assistant editor (as Roy Peterson)
Dennis Wooley
assistant editor

Music Department

Frank De Vol
music arranger (uncredited) / music conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Alvin Greenman
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Richard Enoch
transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Walter Blake
title designer
Dave Davies
unit publicist
Bettye McCartt
assistant to producers
Alex Romero
choreographer
Robert Sherman
dialogue supervisor
Pat Studstill
technical advisor (as Patrick Studstill)
Joan Bennett
secretary to director (uncredited)
Frank Cappiello
landscaper (uncredited)
Bob Harks
stand-in: Burt Reynolds (uncredited)
Michael Newman
production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Sinclair
auditor (uncredited)
Anna Zappia
production secretary (uncredited)

Thanks

Jimmy Carter
acknowledgment (as Governor Jimmy Carter)
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