Milton Katselas Director Michael Moriarty Bo Lockley Actor Yaphet Kotto Richard "Crunch" Blackstone Actor Susan Blakely Patty Butler Actor Héctor Elizondo Captain D'Angelo Actor Tony King Thomas "Stick" Henderson Actor Michael McGuire Lt. Hanson Actor Edward Grover Captain Strichter Actor Dana Elcar Chief Perna Actor Bob Balaban Joey Egan Actor William Devane Asst. D.A. Jackson Actor Stephen Elliott Police Commissioner Actor Richard Gere Billy Actor Vic Tayback Lt. Seidensticker Actor Noelle North Samantha Actor Albert Seedman Detective Schulman Actor Abby Mann Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman Screenwriter M.J. Frankovich Producer Mario Tosi Cinematographer David E. Blewitt Film Editing Elmer Bernstein Original Music Robert Clatworthy Production Design John A. Kuri Set Decoration Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design Joyce Selznick Casting