"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
Diane Silver
Producer
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Richard Wesley
Screenplay
Richard Wright
Writer
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Aaron Stell
Editor
Thomas Burstyn
Director of Photography
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Ruta K. Aras
Associate Producer
Hank McCann
Casting
Mr. Leonard
Hairstylist
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
James Mtume
Music
Hilary Cochran
Costume Design
Sandi Duncan
Makeup Artist