"William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter."
Michael Sarrazin
as William Popper
Barbara Hershey
as Jane Kauffman
Arthur Hill
as John Popper
Ruth White
as Mrs. Popper
E.G. Marshall
as Daniel Lawrence
Robert Klein
as Melvin Lasher
Sada Thompson
as Ruth Lawrence
David Doyle
as James Moran
Barnard Hughes
as Judge Vogel
Peter White
as Terence Lawrence
Tom Rosqui
as District Attorney Keller
William Devane
as Pilot
Gilbert Lewis
as Convict George Wilson
Albert Henderson
as Convict McCardle
Ralph Waite
as Detective Cromie
Maya Kenin
as Mrs. Conroy
Ed Kovens
as 1st Guard
Charles Durning
as 2nd Guard
Robert Mulligan
Director
Jon Boothe
Screenplay
Ben Rutter
Set Decoration
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Richard C. Kratina
Director of Photography
David Susskind
Producer
Alan Shayne
Associate Producer
Terence A. Donnelly
Unit Production Manager
Peter R. Scoppa
Assistant Director
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound
Robert Laden
Makeup Supervisor
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Dennis Maitland
Barbara Rittenberg
Script Supervisor
Hal Schaffel
Production Supervisor
John Jay Moore
Assistant Art Director
Florence Foy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kenneth Fitzpatrick
Property Master
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
George L. Sherman
Randy Newman
Songs
Max Soloman
Thomas Rogers
Novel
Ed Quinn
Key Grip
Willie Meyerhoff
Gaffer