Fred Astaire

Ricky Hawthorne

Melvyn Douglas

Dr. John Jaffrey

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Edward Charles Wanderley

John Houseman

Sears James

Craig Wasson

Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Patricia Neal

Stella Hawthorne

Alice Krige

Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Jacqueline Brookes

Milly

Miguel Fernandes

Gregory Bates

Lance Holcomb

Fenny Bates

Mark Chamberlin

Young John Jaffrey

Tim Choate

Young Ricky Hawthorne

Kurt Johnson

Young Edward Wanderley

Ken Olin

Young Sears James

Brad Sullivan

Sheriff Hardesty

Michael O'Neill

Churchill

Guy Boyd

Omar Norris

Robert Burr

Principal

Helena Carroll

Mrs. Meredith

Robin Curtis

Rea Dedham

Breon Gorman

Nettie Dedham

James Greene

Mailman

Ruth Hunt

Florence

Deborah Offner

Helen

Virginia Bingham

Sears' Mother

William F. Conway

Sears' Father

Russell R. Bletzer

Reverend Wilkinson

Terrance Mario Carnes

Waiter

Alfred Curven

Man in Coffin

Edward F. Dillon

Judge

Alvin W. Fretz

Coroner

Hugh Hires

Student Solt

Raymond J. Quinn

Ricky's Father

Barbara von Zastrow

Ricky's Mother

Betty Low

Irmengard

Mason Cardiff

Schoolboy

Gale Grindle

Student

Tom Rolf

Editor

John Irvin

Director

Burt Weissbourd

Producer

Lawrence D. Cohen

Screenplay

Peter Straub

Novel

Jack Cardiff

Director of Photography

Norman Newberry

Production Design

Ronald G. Smith

Associate Producer

Mike Fenton

Casting

Douglas Green

Co-Producer

Norman Newberry

Art Direction

Mary Ann Biddle

Set Decoration

Rick Sharp

Makeup Artist

Rick Baker

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Robert Jiras

Makeup Artist

Robert Latham Brown

Production Manager

Dan Kolsrud

First Assistant Director

William Apperson

Construction Foreman

Allan Bromberg

Assistant Sound Editor

May Routh

Costume Design

Irving Buchman

Makeup Artist

Carl Fullerton

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Albert Jeyte

Makeup Artist

Dean Lyras

Second Assistant Director

Philippe Sarde

Original Music Composer

James R. Alexander

Sound

James Allen

Assistant Decorator

John Zemansky

Property Master

Philip Leto

Hairstylist

Ronald G. Smith

Production Manager

Larry Carow

Sound Effects Editor

Samuel C. Crutcher

Sound Effects Editor

Stanley H. Polinsky

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charles L. Campbell

Supervising Sound Editor

Albert Whitlock

Visual Effects

Richard C. Franklin

Sound Effects Editor

John Roesch

Foley Artist

Mark Server

Boom Operator

Henry Millar Jr.

Special Effects

Sonny P. Filippini

Script Supervisor

David Pettijohn

Sound Effects Editor

Robert L. Hoyt

Sound Recordist

Ted Varnadoe

Electrician

Phill Norman

Title Designer

Harry Betts

Orchestrator

John Caper Jr.

Music Coordinator

Michel Mention

Orchestrator

Peter T. Myers

Orchestrator

Bobby Brown

Assistant Camera

Suzanne E. Petersen

Production Assistant

Dick Mingalone

Camera Operator

Reggie Newkirk

First Assistant Camera

John Caper Jr.

Conductor

Lou Barlia

Camera Operator

Michael Ripps

Assistant Editor

Susan Turner

Visual Effects

Syd Dutton

Matte Painter

Peter Knight

Orchestrator

Peter Knight

Conductor

John J. Stephens

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mike Henry

Production Assistant

Patrick A. DiCocco

Production Driver

Dick Smith

Makeup Artist

Rick Baker

Makeup Artist

Erik Cord

Stunts

Glenn Randall Jr.

Stunt Coordinator