Michael Ritchie Director Burt Reynolds Billy Clyde Puckett Actor Kris Kristofferson Marvin `Shake' Tiller Actor Jill Clayburgh Barbara Jane Bookman Actor Robert Preston Big Ed Bookman Actor Bert Convy Friedrich Bismark Actor Roger E. Mosley Puddin Patterson Sr. Actor Lotte Lenya Clara Pelf Actor Richard Masur Phillip Hooper Actor Carl Weathers Dreamer Tatum Actor Brian Dennehy T.J. Lambert Actor Mary Jo Catlett Earlene Emery Actor Joe Kapp Hose Manning Actor Ron Silver Vlada Kostov Actor James MacKrell Bud McNair Actor Peter Bromilow Kostov's Interpreter Actor Walter Bernstein Screenwriter David Merrick Producer Charles Rosher Jr. Cinematographer Richard A. Harris Film Editing Jerry Fielding Original Music Walter Scott Herndon Production Design Cheryal Kearney Set Decoration Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design Patricia Mock Casting