"In 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richmond Flowers, Sr. is one of few willing to fight racial injustices even if it costs him his family's peace."
Peter Coyote
as Richmond Flowers Sr.
Dermot Mulroney
as Richmond Flowers Jr.
Tess Harper
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
Jenny Robertson
as Cindy
Frank Whaley
as Arnie
Bob Gunton
as Gov. George Wallace
Larry Riley
as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
R. D. Call
as Floyd Petrie
Noble Willingham
as Bear Bryant
Ken Jenkins
as Dr. Smith
John Quade
as Guard
William Sadler
as Coach Dickey
Trent Bross
as Jones
Kyle Chandler
as First Boy
Benji Wilhoite
as Second Boy
Suzanne Ventulett
as Nancy
Lindsay Flowers
as Girlfriend
Dexter McCloud
as Benny Arrington
Wallace Wilkinson
as Pender
Randal Patrick
as 1st Coach
Jay Kerr
as 2nd Coach
Marc Gowan
as Professor
Terry Hobbs
as Boy in Cafe
Dick Lowry
Director
Pat Conroy
Writer
Martin Chitwood
Co-Producer
Derek Kavanagh
Supervising Producer
Producer
Dean Silvers
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Music
Robert M. Baldwin
Cinematography
Renee Rousselot
Casting
Guy Barnes
Art Direction
Lynn Wolverton-Parker
Set Decoration
Production Manager