In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Cast
Victor Love
Bigger Thomas
Matt Dillon
Jan
Elizabeth McGovern
Mary Dalton
Geraldine Page
Peggy
Oprah Winfrey
Mrs. Thomas
Akosua Busia
Bessie
Carroll Baker
Mrs. Dalton
John McMartin
Mr. Dalton
Art Evans
Doc
John Karlen
Max
Willard E. Pugh
Gus
David Rasche
Buckley
Ving Rhames
Jack
Lane Smith
Britton
George D. Wallace
Judge
Chuck Hicks
White Man #4
Shavar Ross
Buddy
Richard Wesley
Bartender
John Otrin
Reporter #1
Adam Gregor
Reporter #2
William Boyett
Reporter #3
Robert Alan Browne
Reporter #4
Arell Blanton
White Man #3
Crew
Jerrold Freedman
Director
Richard Wright
Writer, Novel
Richard Wesley
Screenplay
Aaron Stell
Editor
Thomas Burstyn
Director of Photography
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Diane Silver
Producer
Ruta K. Aras
Associate Producer
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Hank McCann
Casting
Hilary Cochran
Costume Design
Mr. Leonard
Hairstylist
Sandi Duncan
Makeup Artist
James Mtume
Original Music Composer
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
