Max Baer Jr. Director, Producer Robby Benson Billy Joe McAllister Actor Glynnis O'Connor Bobbie Lee Hartley Actor Joan Hotchkis Anna 'Mama' Hartley Actor Sandy McPeak Glenn 'Papa' Hartley Actor James Best Dewey Barksdale Actor Terence Goodman James Hartley Actor Becky Brown Actor Simpson Hemphill Brother Taylor Actor Ed Shelnut Coleman Stroud Actor Eddie Tair Tom Hargitay Actor William Hallberg Dan McAllister Actor Frannye Capelle Belinda Wiggs Actor Rebecca Jernigan Mrs. Thompson Actor Herman Raucher Screenwriter Roger Camras Producer Michel Hugo Cinematographer Frank Morriss Film Editing Michel Legrand Original Music Philip M. Jefferies Art Director Harry Gordon Set Decoration Phil Benjamin Casting