Terrence Malick Director, Writer Richard Gere Bill Actor Brooke Adams Abby Actor Sam Shepard The Farmer Actor Linda Manz Linda Actor Robert J. Wilke The Farm Foreman Actor Jackie Shultis Linda's friend Actor Stuart Margolin Mill Foreman Actor Timothy Scott Harvest Hand Actor Richard Libertini Vaudeville Leader Actor Doug Kershaw Fiddler Actor, Original Songs Bert Schneider Producer Harold Schneider Producer Jacob Brackman Executive Producer Néstor Almendros Cinematographer Haskell Wexler Cinematographer Billy Weber Film Editing Ennio Morricone Original Music Leo Kottke Original Songs Camille Saint-Saëns Non-Original Music Jack Fisk Art Director Robert Gould Set Decoration Jerry Allen Costume Design Patricia Norris Costume Design Jamie Brown Makeup Artist Bertine Taylor Hair Stylist Dianne Crittenden Casting Les Kimber Production Manager