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Olivia Cole as Octavia |
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James Bond III as James |
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Margaret Avery as Rosemary |
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Cleavon Little as Monsieur Bayonne |
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Chez Lister as Ty |
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Susan French as Helena |
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Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Student |
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Hal Williams as Preacher |
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Roberta Jean Williams as Young Lady |
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Hilda Haynes as Woman |
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Lynn Arden as Nurse |
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Reuben Collins as Pimp |
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Beverly Johnson as John Lee's Mother |
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Kenneth Johnson as John Lee Williams |
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Macon McCalman as Ernest |
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Melvina Smedley as Waitress |
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Julie Vails as Girl on Bus |
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Les Williams as Man in Dentist Office |
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Henry Fonda as Self - Series Host (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ernest J. Gaines | Short Story |
| Production | Robert Geller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Whitney Green | Producer |
| Camera | Larry Pizer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Barbara Pokras | Editor |
| Production | Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Art | Don De Fina | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianna Åström-De Fina | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henry Shernoff | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loretta Smallwood | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianna Åström-De Fina | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Stan Lathan | Director |
| Writing | Charles Fuller | Teleplay |
| Sound | Webster Lewis | Original Music Composer |