Sidney Lumet Director Marlon Brando Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier Actor Anna Magnani Lady Torrance Actor Joanne Woodward Woodward Actor Maureen Stapleton Vee Talbot Actor Victor Jory Jabe M. Torrance Actor R. G. Armstrong Sheriff Jordan Talbot Actor Emory Richardson Uncle Pleasant Actor Sally Gracie Dolly Hamma Actor Lucille Benson Beulah Binnings Actor John Baragrey David Cutrere Actor Ben Yaffee Dog Hamma Actor Joe Brown Jr. Pee Wee Binnings Actor Virgilia Chew Nurse Porter Actor Frank Borgman Gas Station Attendant Actor Tennessee Williams Writer, Screenwriter Meade Roberts Screenwriter Martin Jurow Producer George Justin Associate Producer Richard Shepherd Producer Kenyon Hopkins Original Music Boris Kaufman Cinematographer Carl Lerner Film Editing Richard Sylbert Art Director Gene Callahan Set Decoration Frank L. Thompson Costume Design