Dick Lowry Director Kenny Rogers Brady Hawkes Actor Bruce Boxleitner Billy Montana Actor Christine Belford Eliza Actor Harold Gould Arthur Stobridge Actor Clu Gulager Rufe Bennett Actor Lance LeGault Doc Palmer Actor Lee Purcell Jennie Reed Actor Ronnie Scribner Jeremiah Actor Noble Willingham Conductor Actor Bruce M. Fischer Tabor Actor Borah Silver Botkin Actor Marianne Gordon Dallas Actor Jim Byrnes Screenwriter, Producer Ken Kragen Executive Producer Joseph F. Biroc Cinematographer Jerrold L. Ludwig Film Editing Larry Cansler Original Music Richard Sawyer Art Director Peg Cummings Set Decoration Ed McDonald Set Decoration Pam Polifroni Casting