Andrew V. McLaglen Director Tom Selleck Mac Traven Actor Sam Elliott Dal Traven Actor Katharine Ross Kate Connery, Sister Katherine Actor Ben Johnson Uncle "Black Jack" Traven Actor Geoffrey Lewis Major Cooper Ashbury Actor Jeff Osterhage Jesse Traven Actor Gene Evans Colonel Holiday Hammond Actor R. G. Armstrong Sheriff Miles Gillette Actor Marshall R. Teague Lieutenant Butler Actor Robert Craig Laird Actor Ben Fuhrman Devol Actor Jane Greer Ma Traven Actor Harry Carey Jr. Pa Traven Actor Dominique Dunne Sissy Traven Actor Dennis Durney Producer Verne Noble Producer Jim Byrnes Screenwriter Jerrold Immel Original Music Jack Whitman Cinematographer Bud Friedgen Film Editing Fran Bascom Casting Jack De Shields Production Design Ross Bellah Art Director Audrey A. Blasdel Set Decoration David Horowitz Set Decoration Grady Hunt Costume Design