"The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics."
Robby Benson
as Billy Mills
Pat Hingle
as Coach Bill Easton
Claudia Cron
as Pat Mills
August Schellenberg
as Billy's father
Graham Greene
as Eddie Mills
Tantoo Cardinal
as Caroline (as Tantoo Martin)
Michael J. Reynolds
as Roger Douglas
Fred Keating
as TV Sportscaster
Jeff McCracken
as Dennis Riley
Denis Lacroix
as Frank Mills
Kendall Smith
as Young Billy
George Clutesi
as Ben
Margo Kane
as Catherine
Derek Campbell
as Fight Bookmaker
Maurice Wolfe
as Uncle Chester / Indian Singer / Drummer
Albert Angus
as Bud
Barbara Blackhorse
as Young Catherine
Carmen Wolfe
as Joe American Horse
Henry Bean
Writer
François Protat
Director of Photography
Wendy Partridge
Costume Design
Troy Porter
Sound Recordist
Mike Fenton
Casting
John Berrie
Gaffer
Carol Spier
Production Design
Peter Zinner
Editor
Jane Feinberg
Marci Liroff
Barbara Dunphy
Art Direction
Christine Wilson
Script Supervisor
Allan K. Rosen
Music Editor
Donald Shebib
Director
Don Perry
Music Supervisor
T.A. Moore Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Young
Sound mixer
Joseph Lederer
Still Photographer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Associate Producer
Shirl Hendryx
Mike Post
Original Music Composer
Ira Englander
Producer