Waris Hussein Director Bonnie Bedelia Regina Twigg Actor Brian Kerwin Robert Mays Actor Ed Asner Ted Marx Actor John M. Jackson Ernest Twigg Actor Lois Smith Margaret Actor Eve Gordon Darlena Actor Judith Hoag Barbara Mays Actor Caroline McWilliams Lois Morehead Actor Kelli Williams Irisa Actor Ariana Richards Kimberly Mays, Age 9-11 Actor Erika Flores Arlena Twigg, Age 9-11 Actor Michael O'Hara Screenwriter Richard Heus Executive Producer Lawrence Horowitz Executive Producer Barry Morrow Executive Producer Ervin Zavada Producer Bob Steadman Cinematographer Paul Dixon Film Editing James Galloway Film Editing