"An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions."
Anne Heywood
as Evelyn Wyckoff
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Steiner
Robert Vaughn
as Dr. Neal
Earl Holliman
as Ed Eckles
Carolyn Jones
as Beth
Ronee Blakley
as Betsy
Dorothy Malone
as Mildred
Doris Roberts
as Marie
John Lafayette
as Rafe Collins
Jocelyn Brando
as Mrs. Hemmings
R.G. Armstrong
as Mr. Hemmings
Dana Elcar
as Havermeyer
J. Patrick McNamara
as Chest Rollins
Gary Prendergast
as Marlon
Rip Clark
as Henry
Tony O'Dell
as Student
Marvin J. Chomsky
Director
William Inge
Novel
Polly Platt
Screenplay
Álex Phillips Jr.
Director of Photography
James D. Bissell
Art Direction
Rita Roland
Editor
Michael Lee Gradison
Executive Producer
Robert S. Lecky
Associate Producer
Raymond Stross
Producer
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Herbert Simon
Victor G. Lands
Hank McCann
Casting
Tom Rasmussen
Costume Design
Roy Stannard
Set Decoration
Michael Kusley
Assistant Director
Mario Di Salvio
Makeup Artist
Kate Tilley
Dino Ganziano
Hairstylist