"Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida."
Jon Voight
as Joe Buck
Dustin Hoffman
as Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Sylvia Miles
as Cass
John McGiver
as Mr. O'Daniel
Brenda Vaccaro
as Shirley
Barnard Hughes
as Towny
Ruth White
as Sally Buck
Jennifer Salt
as Annie
Gilman Rankin
as Woodsy Niles
Gary Owens
as Little Joe
T. Tom Marlow
George Eppersen
as Ralph
Al Scott
as Cafeteria Manager
Linda Davis
as Mother on the Bus
J.T. Masters
as Old Cow-Hand
Arlene Reeder
as The Old Lady
Georgann Johnson
as Rich Lady
Jonathan Kramer
as Jackie
Anthony Holland
as TV Bishop
Bob Balaban
as The Young Student
Jan Tice
as Freaked-Out Lady
Paul Benjamin
as Bartender
Peter Scalia
as Vegetable Grocer
Vito Siracusa
Peter Zamagias
as Hat Shop Owner
Arthur Anderson
as Hotel Clerk
Tina Scala
as Laundromat Lady
Alma Felix
Richard Clarke
as Escort Service Man
Ann Thomas
as The Frantic Lady
Viva
as Gretel McAlbertson
Paul Rossilli
as Hansel McAlbertson
Ultra Violet
as The Party
Paul Jabara
International Velvet
Cecelia Lipson
Taylor Mead
Paul Morrissey
Joan Murphy
as The Waitress
Al Stetson
as Bus Driver
M. Emmet Walsh
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sandy Duncan
as Woman in TV Montage (uncredited)
Philip Bruns
as Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
Waldo Salt
as Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)
Bill Walters
as St. Bernard Owner (uncredited)
Jay Morran
as Pimp (uncredited)
Renee Semes
as Hippie in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Jeffrey Walker
as Hippie (uncredited)
Mary Boylan
as Old Lady in Subway (uncredited)
Marlene Clark
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Jasmin
Pat Ast
Randall Carver
as Rapist in Flashback (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
Trent Gough
as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Larry Sherman
as Homeless Man (uncredited)
Barbara Maggio
as Gina (uncredited)
James Miller
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Lucian Addario
as Sailor in Bar (uncredited)
William Door
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Screenplay
John Schlesinger
Director
Adam Holender
Director of Photography
James Leo Herlihy
Novel
Hugh A. Robertson
Editor
Philip Smith
Set Decoration
Jerome Hellman
Producer
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Toots Thielemans
Music
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Hal Schaffel
Production Manager
John Robert Lloyd
Production Design
Music Supervisor
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
Dick Smith
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Kenneth Utt
Associate Producer
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
Michael Mahony
Key Grip
Richard P. Cirincione
Assistant Editor
Ed Rothkowitz
Edward Carzero
Scenic Artist
Jim Clark
Creative Consultant
Vincent Connelly
Dick Vorisek
Sound Mixer
Leonard Saltzberg
Richard C. Kratina
Camera Operator
Nicholas Sgarro
Continuity
Willis Conner
Assistant Art Director
Willie Meyerhoff
Electrician
Edward Swanson
Carpenter
Max Soloman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Pablo Ferro
Title Graphics
Burtt Harris
Assistant Director
Fred C. Caruso
Assistant Production Manager
Abe Seidman
Sound
Norman Leigh