Filmmakers
Above the lineJI
Director
John Irvin
LC
Screenplay
Lawrence D. Cohen
JC
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
TR
Editing
Tom Rolf
Editor
PS
Music
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
NN
Production Design
Norman Newberry
MR
Costume Design
May Routh
Cast
37FA
Fred Astaire
Ricky Hawthorne
MD
Melvyn Douglas
John Jaffrey
DJ
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Edward Wanderley
JH
John Houseman
Sears James
CW
Craig Wasson
Don / David
PN
Patricia Neal
Stella
AK
Alice Krige
Eva / Alma
JB
Jacqueline Brookes
Milly
MF
Miguel Fernandes
Gregory Bate
LH
Lance Holcomb
Fenny Bate
MC
Mark Chamberlin
Young John Jaffrey
TC
Tim Choate
Young Ricky Hawthorne
KJ
Kurt Johnson
Young Edward Wanderley
KO
Ken Olin
Young Sears James
BS
Brad Sullivan
Sheriff Hardesty
MO
Michael O'Neill
Churchill
GB
Guy Boyd
Omar Norris
RB
Robert Burr
Principal
HC
Helena Carroll
Mrs. Meredith
RC
Robin Curtis
Rea Dedham
BG
Breon Gorman
Nettie Dedham
JG
James Greene
Mailman
RH
Ruth Hunt
Florence
DO
Deborah Offner
Helen
VB
Virginia Bingham
Sears' Mother
WC
William F. Conway
Sears' Father
RB
Russell R. Bletzer
Reverend Wilkinson
TC
Terrance Mario Carnes
Waiter
AC
Alfred Curven
Man in Coffin
ED
Edward F. Dillon
Judge
AF
Alvin W. Fretz
Coroner
HH
Hugh Hires
Student Solt
RQ
Raymond J. Quinn
Ricky's Father
BZ
Barbara von Zastrow
Ricky's Mother
BL
Betty Low
Irmengard (uncredited)
MC
Mason Cardiff
Schoolboy (uncredited)
GG
Gale Grindle
Student (uncredited)
Departments
60Production
- Ronald G. SmithAssociate Producer
- Mike FentonCasting
- Douglas GreenCo-Producer
- Burt WeissbourdProducer
- Suzanne E. PetersenProduction Assistant
- Mike HenryProduction Assistant
- Patrick A. DiCoccoProduction Driver
- Robert Latham BrownProduction Manager
- Ronald G. SmithProduction Manager
Camera
- Bobby BrownAssistant Camera
- Dick MingaloneCamera Operator
- Lou BarliaCamera Operator
- Reggie NewkirkFirst Assistant Camera
Sound
- Allan BrombergAssistant Sound Editor
- Mark ServerBoom Operator
- Peter KnightConductor
- John Caper Jr.Conductor
- John RoeschFoley Artist
- John Caper Jr.Music Coordinator
- Michel MentionOrchestrator
- Peter KnightOrchestrator
- Peter T. MyersOrchestrator
- Harry BettsOrchestrator
- James R. AlexanderSound
- Richard C. FranklinSound Effects Editor
- Samuel C. CrutcherSound Effects Editor
- David PettijohnSound Effects Editor
- Larry CarowSound Effects Editor
- Stanley H. PolinskySound Re-Recording Mixer
- John J. StephensSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Robert L. HoytSound Recordist
- Charles L. CampbellSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Norman NewberryArt Direction
- James AllenAssistant Decorator
- William AppersonConstruction Foreman
- John ZemanskyProperty Master
- Mary Ann BiddleSet Decoration
- Phill NormanTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Philip LetoHairstylist
- Albert JeyteMakeup Artist
- Rick SharpMakeup Artist
- Robert JirasMakeup Artist
- Irving BuchmanMakeup Artist
- Dick SmithMakeup Artist
- Rick BakerMakeup Artist
- Carl FullertonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Rick BakerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Syd DuttonMatte Painter
- Albert WhitlockVisual Effects
- Susan TurnerVisual Effects
Editing
- Michael RippsAssistant Editor
Lighting
- Ted VarnadoeElectrician
Crew
- Henry Millar Jr.Special Effects
- Steve JohnsonSpecial Effects
- Glenn Randall Jr.Stunt Coordinator
- Erik CordStunts
Writing
- Peter StraubNovel
Directing
- Dan KolsrudFirst Assistant Director
- Sonny P. FilippiniScript Supervisor
- Dean LyrasSecond Assistant Director