Paul Schrader Director, Writer Nastassja Kinski Irena Gallier Actor Malcolm McDowell Paul Gallier Actor John Heard Oliver Yates Actor Annette O'Toole Alice Perrin Actor Ed Begley Jr. Joe Creigh Actor Ruby Dee Female Actor Scott Paulin Bill Searle Actor Frankie Faison Det. Brandt Actor Lynn Lowry Ruthie Actor John Larroquette Bronte Judson Actor Tessa Richarde Billie Actor Pat Perkins Taxi Driver Actor Berry Berenson Sandra Actor Fausto Barajas Otis Actor DeWitt Bodeen Writer Alan Ormsby Writer Jerry Bruckheimer Executive Producer Charles W. Fries Producer Giorgio Moroder Original Music John Bailey Cinematographer Jacqueline Cambas Film Editing Jere Huggins Film Editing Bud S. Smith Film Editing Mary Goldberg Casting Ferdinando Scarfiotti Production Design Edward Richardson Art Director Bruce Weintraub Set Decoration Daniel Paredes Costume Design