| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Charles T. Knight | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Ernest J. Gaines | Crew | Writing | Novel |
Fred Karlin | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Jack G. Roberts | Crew | Production | Casting |
James Crabe | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 John Korty | Crew | Directing | Director |
Lynda Gurasich | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Michael D. Haller | Crew | Art | Production Design |
Philip Barry Jr. | Crew | Production | Producer |
Ric Rondell | Crew | Directing | First Assistant Director |
 Rick Baker | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Rick Rosenberg | Crew | Production | Producer |
Robert W. Christiansen | Crew | Production | Producer |
Sidney Levin | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Stan Winston | Crew | Crew | Makeup Effects, Makeup Supervisor |
Terry D. Frazee | Crew | Crew | Special Effects |
 Tracy Keenan Wynn | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
James A. Corbett | Crew | Sound | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Nathan Haggard | Crew | Directing | Second Assistant Director |
Mike Klein | Crew | Editing | Assistant Editor |
Al Scott | Cast | Ferry Captain | |
 Beatrice Winde | Cast | Actress | Lena |
 Bill Walker | Cast | Actor | Elder Banks |
 Carol Sutton | Cast | Actress | Vivian |
 Cicely Tyson | Cast | Actress | Jane Pittman |
 Collin Wilcox Paxton | Cast | Actress | Mistress Bryant |
 David Hooks | Cast | Actor | Colonel Dye |
 Eric Brown | Cast | Actor | Jimmy (age 7) |
 Harold Sylvester | Cast | Actor | Sam (uncredited) |
Jerry Green | Cast | Etienne (uncredited) | |
Jerry Leggio | Cast | Actor | Carpetbagger (uncredited) |
 Joel Fluellen | Cast | Actor | Unc Isom |
 Katherine Helmond | Cast | Actress | Lady at House |
 Michael Murphy | Cast | Actor | Quentin Lerner |
 Richard Dysart | Cast | Actor | Master Bryant |
 Rod Perry | Cast | Actor | Joe Pittman |
 Roy Poole | Cast | Actor | Mister Robert |
 Thalmus Rasulala | Cast | Actor | Ned (age 42) |
 Will Hare | Cast | Actor | Elbert Cluveau |
 Woody Chambliss | Cast | Actor | Freedom Investigator (uncredited) |
 Odetta | Cast | Actress | Big Laura |
Warren Kenner | Cast | Job | |
Brick Tilley | Cast | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) | |
Dudley Knight | Cast | Trooper Brown | |
Elinora B. Johnson | Cast | Mary | |
Derrick Mills | Cast | Little Ned (age 5) | |
Valeria Odell | Cast | Ticey | |
Josephine Premice | Cast | Actress | Mme. Gautier |
Dan Smith | Cast | Ned (age 18) | |
Wilbur Swartz | Cast | Confederate Colonel | |
Arnold Wilkerson | Cast | Jimmy | |
Teddy Airhart | Cast | Sheriff Guidry (uncredited) | |
Barbara Chaney | Cast | Amma Dean (uncredited) | |
Tony Thomas | Cast | Timmy (uncredited) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
