"A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class."
David Carradine
as Woody Guthrie
Ronny Cox
as Ozark Bule
Melinda Dillon
as Mary / Memphis Sue
Gail Strickland
as Pauline
John Lehne
as Locke
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Slim Snedeger
Randy Quaid
as Luther Johnson
Elizabeth Macey
as Liz
Susan Vaill
as Gwen Guthrie
Sarah Vaill
Alexandra Mock
as Sue Guthrie
Kimberly Mock
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
as Sick Woman
Jane Lambert
as Other Woman
Jan Burrell
Lee McLaughlin
as Heavy Chandler
Ted Gehring
as Connors
Robert Sorrells
as Charlie Guthrie
Guthrie Thomas
as George Guthrie
Wendy Schaal
as Mary Jo Guthrie
Delos V. Smith Jr.
as Old Man Jenkins
David Clennon
as Carl
Larry Luttrell
as Hank
Beeson Carroll
as Collister
Mary Kay Place
as Sue Ann
Tani Guthrie
as Donna Jo
James O'Connell
as Jesse
Bruce Johnson
as Jimmy
R.A. Rondell
as Steve
James Jeter
as Crippled Whitey
Clifford A. Pellow
as Bill
Tom Howard
as Railroad Harness Guard
Chuck Katzakian
Harry Holcombe
as Minister
Evelyn Russell
as Wife
M. Emmet Walsh
as Husband
Sondra Blake
as Judy
Brion James
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
James Carroll
as Man at Border
Tom Peters
Raymond Guth
as Hobo
Buddy Joe Hooker
as Man Shot Off Train
James Hong
as Chili Joint Owner
Cara Corren
as Girl Singer at Migrant Camp
Susan Barnes
Bobby Bass
as Head Goon at Migrant Camp
Harvey J. Newmark
as Musician
Thomas J. Sauber
Lyle Ritz
Jo De Winter
as Union Organizer
Gary Downey
Jama Tegeler
as Girl at Union Meeting
G. Marie Haller
as Field School Teacher
Leanna Johnson Heath
as Girl at Stream
Robert Ginty
as Artichoke Picker
Tony Becker
as Tough Boy on Train
Kip Addotta
as Cocoanut Grove Audition Singer
Burke Byrnes
as Mr. Graham
Samantha Harper
as Amy Martin
Eva-Marie Fredric
as Migrant Camp Kid (uncredited)
Bob Harks
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Bernie Kopell
as Woody's Agent (uncredited)
Allan Miller
as Woody Agent (uncredited)
Carl D. Parker
as Blind Man (uncredited)
Bill Riddle
as Pimp on the Train (uncredited)
Klaus Wille
as Migrant Camp Worker (uncredited)
Hal Ashby
Director
Taylor Lacher
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stephanie Epper
Robert Getchell
Screenplay
Dick Ziker
Al Wyatt Sr.
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Tommy J. Huff
Jeannie Epper
Jophery C. Brown
Leonard Rosenman
Conductor
Music Arranger
David R. Ellis
Bob Orrison
Second Unit Director
Woody Guthrie
Book
Robert F. Blumofe
Producer
Sal Sommatino
Property Master
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Charles Mulvehill
Production Manager
George Brand
Music Editor
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Michael D. Haller
Production Design
Associate Producer
Charles Myers
First Assistant Director
Spencer Quinn
Location Manager
Joan Biel
Stunt Coordinator
Wynn Hammer
Still Photographer
June Samson
Script Supervisor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
William Maldonado
Construction Coordinator
Harold Leventhal
Leonard Lookabaugh
Key Grip
Donald E. Thorin
Camera Operator
Héctor R. Figueroa
Robert C. Jones
Gary H. Holt
Gaffer
Fred Lerner