"Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't bury her. His father, who bought him the wife, thinks her sister might reason with Roe."
Alan Bates
as Eamon McCree
Richard Harris
as Prescott Roe
River Phoenix
as Talbot Roe
Dermot Mulroney
as Reeves McCree
Tantoo Cardinal
as Silent Tongue
Bill Irwin
as Comic
Sheila Tousey
as Awbonnie / Ghost
Jeri Arredondo
as Velada McCree
David Shiner
as Straight man
Jill Momaday
as Prostitute
Sam Shepard
Director
Ludi Boeken
Producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer
Writer
Bill Yahraus
Editor
Jack Conroy
Director of Photography
Cary White
Production Design
Susumu Tokunow
Production Sound Mixer
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
Albert Aquino
Boom Operator
Michael J. Sullivan
Art Direction
Barbara Haberecht
Set Decoration
Cheri Paul
Property Master
Barbara Tuss
Script Supervisor
David Atherton
Key Makeup Artist
Joani Yarbrough
Key Hair Stylist
John Frick
Rick A. West
Gaffer
Patrick O'Hearn
Original Music Composer
Ben Zeller
Construction Coordinator
Taneia Lednicky
Wardrobe Supervisor
Chris Hayes
Camera Operator
John K. Stirber
Special Effects Coordinator
John A. Larsen
Supervising Sound Editor
Gary Farr
Still Photographer
Rachel Aberly
Unit Publicist
Michael J. Harker
Post Production Supervisor
Daniel L. Turrett