"Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own."
Julian Mayfield
as Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
as B.G.
Ruby Dee
as Laurie
Frank Silvera
as Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
as Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
as Jeannie
Max Julien
as Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
as Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
as Corbin
Michael Baseleon
as Teddy
John Wesley
as Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Rick
Ketty Lester
as Alma
Robert DoQui
as Street Speaker
James McEachin
as Mello
Kirk Kirksey
as
L. Errol Jaye
Isabel Cooley
Alice Childress
Van Kirksey
David Moody
Mello Alexandria
Vernett Allen
as Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
as Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
as Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited)
Anthony Chisholm
as (uncredited)
William Elliott
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
as Kyle's Associate (uncredited)
Leonard Jackson
Alan Oppenheimer
as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Lonny Stevens
Bill Walker
as Bartender (uncredited)
Marvin Walters
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
as Self (archive footage)
Writer
Liam O'Flaherty
Novel
Jules Dassin
Director
Booker T. Jones
Original Music Composer
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Boris Kaufman
Director of Photography
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Andrew J. Durkus
Unit Production Manager
William W. Gray
Production Manager
Cleo Anton
Script Supervisor
Terry Kellum
Sound Recordist
David Forrest
Jené Bodell
Hairstylist
Bernice Pontrelli
Wardrobe Master
Marty Hornstein
Assistant Director
Alfred Lebovitz
Camera Operator
Conductor
Jim Di Gangi
Associate Producer
Earl Robinson
Music Coordinator
Elizabeth Searcy
Lambert Marks
Producer
Robert Sidell
Makeup Artist
John Hubley
Title Designer
Faith Hubley
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
Cassius Weathersby
Ernest Phillips
Standby Painter
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
Stunts
