"Owen Legate, a railroad official, comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down the local railway - the town's main income. But Owen unexpectedly finds love with Dodson's flirt and main attraction, Alva Starr."
Natalie Wood
as Alva Starr
Robert Redford
as Owen Legate
Charles Bronson
as J.J. Nichols
Kate Reid
as Hazel Starr
Mary Badham
as Willie Starr
Alan Baxter
as Knopke
Robert Blake
as Sidney
Dabney Coleman
as Salesman
John Harding
as Johnson
Ray Hemphill
as Jim
Brett Pearson
as Charlie
Jon Provost
as Tom
Robert Random
as Tiny
Quentin Sondergaard
as Hank
Mike Steen
as Max
Bruce Watson
as Lin
Billie Bird
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Garrett Cassell
as Axeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Edith R. Sommer
Fred Coe
Tennessee Williams
Theatre Play
Sydney Pollack
Director
Kenyon Hopkins
Original Music Composer
Philip M. Jefferies
Art Direction
John Houseman
Producer
Stephen B. Grimes
Production Design
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Edwin Butterworth
Makeup Artist
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Eddie Saeta
Assistant Director
Ray Stark
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Clarence Eurist
Production Manager
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Harry Lindgren
Gary Morris
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor