"Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his dependence on alcohol threaten to ruin his future."
Steve McQueen
as Henry Thomas
Lee Remick
as Georgette Thomas
Don Murray
as Deputy Sheriff Slim
Paul Fix
as Juge Ewing
Ruth White
as Miss Clara
Josephine Hutchinson
as Mme Ewing
Charles Watts
as Mr. Tillman
Carol Veazie
as Mrs. Tillman
Estelle Hemsley
as Catherine
Kimberly Block
as Margaret Rose Thomas
Zamah Cunningham
as Mrs. T.V. Smith
George Dunn
as Counterman
Georgia Simmons
as Miss Kate Dawson
Billy Strange
as Henry Thomas (Singing Voice)
Hal Blaine
as Band Member
Glen Campbell
John Daheim
as Tough Patron
Roy Jenson
Wallace Schlemmer
as Horse Boss Guarding Prisoners
Robert Mulligan
Director
Horton Foote
Theatre Play
Screenplay
Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Ben Lane
Makeup Artist
Lambert E. Day
Sound
Aaron Stell
Editor
Meta Rebner
Script Supervisor
Executive Producer
Charles J. Rice
Sound Supervisor
Albert Bettcher
First Assistant Camera
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Ernie Sheldon
Lyricist
Jack Hayes
Don Peake
Musician
Robert Bain
Conductor