Ralph Nelson Director Cicely Tyson Sweets Actor Paul Winfield Butler Actor Larry B. Scott Benjie Actor Helen Martin Mrs. Bell Actor Glynn Turman Nigeria Actor David Groh Cohen Actor Kevin Hooks Tiger Actor Kenneth Green Jimmy Lee Actor Harold Sylvester Doctor Actor Erin Blunt Carwell Actor Alice Childress Screenwriter Robert B. Radnitz Producer Frank Stanley Cinematographer Fred A. Chulack Film Editing Tom McIntosh Original Music Walter Scott Herndon Production Design Cheryal Kearney Set Decoration, Costume Design Jack G. Roberts Casting