Trailer
 | Henry Darrow as Herman Badillo |
 | Charles Durning as Commissioner Russell Oswald |
 | Joel Fabiani as Sen. Gordon Conners |
 | Morgan Freeman as Hap Richards |
 | George Grizzard as Tom Wicker |
 | David Harris as T.J. |
 | Roger E. Mosley as Frank Green |
 | Arlen Dean Snyder as Superintendent Vince Mancusi |
 | Glynn Turman as Raymond Franklin |
 | Anthony Zerbe as William Kunstler |
 | Andrew Duncan as Lt. John Driscoll |
| William Flatley as Carl Dudley |
 | Ron Foster as Leon Clay |
| Noble Lee Lester as Bobby Seale |
 | Paul Lieber as Art Silver |
 | Michael Miller as Ray McLaughlin |
 | Earl Rowe as Captain 'Pop' Cowan |
| Maurice Woods as Shebani Lumumba |
| Kenneth Brooks as Fraser |
 | Tony Brubaker as Crazy Man |
 | Walker Edmiston as Nelson Rockefeller (voice) |
 | Lou Ferguson as Weldon Lacy |
| Win Forman as Man in Restaurant |
| Ed Gaines as Johnson |
 | Richard Gant as Eddie Lewis |
 | James Greene as Harold Turner |
| Robert Jennings as Capt. John Cole |
| Douglas Johnson as Walter Dunbar |
 | Richard Kuss as Maj. MacKenzie |
 | Steve Ryan as Paul Michaels |
| Hank Salas as Inmate |
 | Mark Soper as Gary Lyle |
 | Justin Tarr as Ernie Gordon |
| Simon Williams as Ezra |
 | Jerry Zaks as Lenny Becker |
| Directing | |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Director |
Writing | |
| James S. Henerson | Writer |
Production | |
| Louis Rudolph | Producer |
Sound | |
| Gil Mellé | Original Music Composer |
Camera | |
| Donald H. Birnkrant | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Paul LaMastra | Editor |
Production | |
| Hank McCann | Casting |
Art | |
| Tracy Bousman | Art Direction |
| James Cane | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Bob Westmoreland | Makeup Artist |
Directing | |
| Tom McCrory | First Assistant Director |
Art | |
| William M. Bell | Construction Coordinator |
Sound | |
| Tom Cornwell | Sound Editor |
| Linda Dove | Sound Editor |
| Peter Harrison | Sound Editor |
| Andrew Herbert | Sound Editor |
| Fred Judkins | Sound Editor |
| Michael P. Redbourn | Sound Editor |
| Russ Tinsley | Sound Editor |
Crew | |
| Michael Cassidy | Stunt Coordinator |
Camera | |
| Owen Marsh | Camera Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| John S. Perry | Costume Supervisor |
Sound | |
| Donald W. Ernst | Music Editor |
Directing | |
| Frank Tudisco | Script Supervisor |
Crew | |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
Writing | |
| Tom Wicker | Book |
Production | |
| Joseph M. Ellis | Unit Production Manager |
Crew | |
| David McCann | Post Production Supervisor |
Production | |
| Deborah Brown | Casting Associate |
| Betty McCormick | Casting Associate |
Editing | |
| Bruce Green | Assistant Editor |
