"In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings."
Charles Bronson
as Chaney
James Coburn
as Spencer "Speed" Weed
Jill Ireland
as Lucy Simpson
Strother Martin
as Poe
Margaret Blye
as Gayleen Schoonover
Michael McGuire
as Gandil
Felice Orlandi
as Le Beau
Edward Walsh
as Pettibon
Bruce Glover
as Doty
Robert Tessier
as Jim Henry
Nick Dimitri
as Street
Frank McRae
as Hammerman
Maurice Kowalewski
as Caesare
Naomi Stevens
as Madam
Lyla Hay Owen
as Waitress
John Creamer
as Apartment Manager
Robert Castleberry
as Counterman
Becky Allen
as Poe's Date
Joan Kleven
as Carol
Anne Welsch
as Secretary
Fred Lerner
as Caesare's Hitter
Jimmy Nickerson
as Barge Fighter
Chuck Hicks
as Speed's Hitter
Walter Scott
as Pool Player
Max Kleven
Valerian Smith
as Handler
Bob Minor
as Zack
Larry Martindale
as Driver
Charles W. Schaefer Jr.
as Card Player
Leslie Bonano
Ronnie Philips
as Cajun Fighter
Ron Centanni
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
M.C. Gainey
as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
Brion James
as Man (uncredited)
Laura Misch Owens
as Prostitute (uncredited)
Walter Hill
Director
Screenplay
Bryan Gindoff
Bruce Henstell
Story
Lawrence Gordon
Producer
Fred Lemoine
Associate Producer
Paul Maslansky
Executive Producer
Barry De Vorzon
Original Music Composer
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Roger Spottiswoode
Editor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Calvin Maehl
Gaffer
Trevor Williams
Art Direction
Allan Gordon
Property Master
Alex Tavoularis
Other
James T. Woods
Set Painter
David Coleman
Assistant Property Master
Robert Hernandez
Assistant Sound Editor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald C. Rogers
Sound Director
Stunt Coordinator
Stunts
Wilbur Kinnett
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Jim Coe
Still Photographer
Dennis Dolan
Assistant Editor
Norman Webster
Location Coordinator
Jerry MacDonald
Music Editor
Albert Sendrey
Orchestrator
Eddy Lawrence Manson
Musician
J.W. Coffman
Transportation Coordinator
Gabriel Puccio
Picture Car Coordinator
Ernest Anderson
Publicist
Lynda Gordon
Elaine Gyorke
Producer's Assistant
Karen Rasch
Production Secretary
Sandy Siegel
Howard R. Schuster
Finance
Gerald Endler
Special Effects
Dennis W. Peeples
Set Decoration
Jack Bear
Costume Design
Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist
Phil Rhodes
Joe Torrenueva
Hair Designer
Ferdinand Zoren Veltman
Hairstylist
Vivienne Walker
Unit Production Manager
Michael Daves
Assistant Director
Nathan Haggard
Second Assistant Director
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor
Donald F. Johnson
Sound Mixer
Bonnie Prendergast
Script Supervisor
Buzz Feitshans
Production Executive