"A former comic is on the run from the mob."
Warren Beatty
as Mickey
Alexandra Stewart
as Jenny
Hurd Hatfield
as Castle
Franchot Tone
as Rudy Lopp
Teddy Hart
as Berson
Jeff Corey
as Fryer
Kamatari Fujiwara
as The Artist
Donna Michelle
as The Girl
Ralph Foody
as Police Captain
Norman Gottschalk
as The Evangelist
Dick Lucas
as Employment Agent
Jack Goodman
as Cafeteria Manager
Jeri Jensen
as Helen
Charlene Lee
as The Singer
Benny Dunn
as Nightclub Comic
Denise Darnell
as Stripper
Dick Baker
as Boss at Shaley's
Helen Witkowski
as Landlady
Bill Koza
as Art Gallery Patron
David Crane
Michael Fish
as Italian Restaurant Owner
Greg Louis
as Bartender
Gus Christy
David Elsen
as Desk Clerk
Robert Sickinger
as Policeman
Lew Prentiss
as Kismet Boss
Grace Colette
as B-Girl
Boris Gregurevitch
as Kismet Comic
James Middleton
as Iggie
Dink Freeman
as Xanadu M.C.
Jeffrey Allen
as Bum Getting Beaten Up (uncredited)
Tom Erhardt
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jason Fithian
as Jake Duffy (uncredited)
Dennis Franz
as Minor Role in Dressing Room (uncredited)
Bob Konovsky
as Bouncer Choking Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jan Marsh
as Dancer (uncredited)
Irene Michaels
Fran Ryan
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Earl Sands
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Gene Lasko
Producer's Assistant
Alan M. Surgal
Writer
Arthur Penn
Associate Producer
John G. Avildsen
Executive Producer
Producer
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Aram Avakian
Editor
Harrison Starr
Director
Mel Lewis
Musician
Marc Laub
William Crawford
Assistant Art Director
Domingo A. Rodriguez
Costume Design
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Lutz Hapke
Camera Operator
George Jenkins
Production Design
Thomas Wright
Prop Maker
Hugh A. Robertson
Sound Effects Editor
Eddie Sauter
Original Music Composer