"William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter."
Michael Sarrazin
as William Popper
Barbara Hershey
as Jane Kauffman
Arthur Hill
as John Popper
Ruth White
as Mrs. Popper
E.G. Marshall
as Daniel Lawrence
Robert Klein
as Melvin Lasher
Sada Thompson
as Ruth Lawrence
David Doyle
as James Moran
Barnard Hughes
as Judge Vogel
Peter White
as Terence Lawrence
Tom Rosqui
as District Attorney Keller
William Devane
as Pilot
Gilbert Lewis
as Convict George Wilson
Albert Henderson
as Convict McCardle
Ralph Waite
as Detective Cromie
Maya Kenin
as Mrs. Conroy
Ed Kovens
as 1st Guard
Charles Durning
as 2nd Guard
Robert Mulligan
Director
Jon Boothe
Screenplay
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Richard C. Kratina
Director of Photography
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
George Jenkins
Art Direction
David Susskind
Producer
Alan Shayne
Associate Producer
Ben Rutter
Set Decoration
Hal Schaffel
Production Supervisor
Terence A. Donnelly
Unit Production Manager
Peter R. Scoppa
Assistant Director
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Barbara Rittenberg
Script Supervisor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound
Dennis Maitland
John Jay Moore
Assistant Art Director
Robert Laden
Makeup Supervisor
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
Max Soloman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Florence Foy
Willie Meyerhoff
Gaffer
Ed Quinn
Key Grip
Kenneth Fitzpatrick
Property Master
Randy Newman
Songs
Thomas Rogers
Novel
George L. Sherman