"When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense."
Stefanie Powers
as Joan Barthel
Paul Clemens
as Peter Reilly
Tom Atkins
as Lt. Bragdon
Jacqueline Brooks
as Mildred Carston
Brian Dennehy
as Barney Parsons
Conchata Ferrell
as Rita Parsons
Charles Haid
as Sgt. Case
Floyd Levine
as Thomas Lanza
Kenneth McMillan
as Sgt. Tim Scully
Gavan O'Herlihy
as Father Mark
Yuki Shimoda
as Dr. Samura
James Sutorius
as Jim Barthel
Bonnie Bartlett
as Teresa Noble
William Bronder
as Judge Revere
Pat Corley
as Judge Vincent
Trent Dolan
as Sweeney
Charles Hallahan
as Cpl. Sebastian
Mary Jackson
as Sarah Biggens
Sally Kemp
as Barbara Gibbons
Doreen Lang
as Nurse Pynne
Lane Smith
as Bob Hartman
Michael Talbott
as Trooper Miles
Marc Vahanian
as Cliff Parsons
Paige Mellon
as Anne Barthel
Brad Willis
as CBS Interviewer
Brian McGibbon
as Phillip Pitts
O-Lan Jones
as Carla Pitts (as Olan Shephard)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Spencer Eastman
Writer
Tony Richardson
Director
Robert W. Christiansen
Producer
Anna Cottle
Associate Producer
Henry Kline
Rick Rosenberg
Bud S. Smith
Editor
Reuben Cannon
Casting
Robert I. Jillson
Art Direction
John Told
Set Decoration
John Inzerella
Makeup Artist
Shawn McKay
Hairstylist
Alex Bamattre
Sound Editor
Joe Kavigan
James Crabe
Director of Photography