"A black New York man returns to his southern hometown to investigate his father's lynching at the hands of a white mob."
Gregory Hines
as Len Madison Jr.
Annette O'Toole
as Helen Lester
Bill Nunn
as Chief Adams
Gregg Henry
as David Lester
Marc Macaulay
as Donald Cambio
John Lawhorn
as Uncle Ellard
Carol Mitchell-Leon
as Martha Huffer Jordan
Tom Even
as Stan Runzel
Ed Grady
as Floyd Walker
C. Harrison Avery
as Walter
Dan Biggers
as Dr. Byden
Jon Kohler
as Tom Doughtery
Emory Livers
as Ragamuffin
Afemo Omilami
as Bartender
Alan Barnette
Executive Producer
Mychelle Deschamps
Co-Producer
Nevin Schreiner
Associate Producer
Oscar L. Costo
Producer
Unit Production Manager
Bill Condon
Director
Samuel Charters
Novel
Screenplay
Philip Giffin
Original Music Composer
Stephen M. Katz
Director of Photography
Virginia Katz
Editor
Mike Fenton
Casting
Allison Cowitt
Robert Stover
Set Decoration
Jeffrey Howard
Production Design
Michele Rede
Costume Design
Stu Goldberg
Additional Music