USA,
1981, 240 min
Directed by:
Harry FalkScreenplay:
Melvin Van PeeblesCinematography:
Terry K. MeadeComposer:
Benny GolsonCast:
Paul Winfield, Bernie Casey, Melvin Van Peebles, Alfre Woodard, Robert Hooks, Thalmus Rasulala, Rosalind Cash, Joanna Miles, Denise Nicholas, Beah Richards, Harry Guardino, Mario Van Peebles (more)Cast
![Paul Winfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271341_3d0445.jpg)
Paul Winfield
USA
Best movies:
The Terminator (1984)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
![Bernie Casey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334341_4e1f14.jpg)
Bernie Casey
USA
Best movies:
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV movie)
Melvin Van Peebles
USA
Best movies:
True Identity (1991)
The Shining (1997) (TV movie)
Panther (1995)
![Alfre Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522522_322985.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Robert Hooks
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Hurry Sundown (1967)
Free of Eden (1998) (TV movie)
![Thalmus Rasulala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354177_8302ce.jpg)
Thalmus Rasulala
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Out of Towners (1970)
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
![Rosalind Cash](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328290_32c485.jpg)
Rosalind Cash
USA
Best movies:
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
The New Centurions (1972)
Klute (1971)
![Joanna Miles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/988/157988074_d1fe4d.jpg)
Joanna Miles
France
Best movies:
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV movie)
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009) (TV movie)
![Denise Nicholas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/178/158178162_b307f8.jpg)
Denise Nicholas
USA
Best movies:
Capricorn One (1977)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Beah Richards
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
![Harry Guardino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280711_e60e94.jpg)
Harry Guardino
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Court Jester (1955)
![Mario Van Peebles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269753_7dddcf.jpg)
Mario Van Peebles
Mexico
Best movies:
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Ali (2001)
Cotton Club (1984)
Albert Hall
USA
Best movies:
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
![Ron O'Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792707_2de27e.jpg)
Ron O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
The Final Countdown (1980)
James Luisi
USA
Best movies:
Norma Rae (1979)
Fade to Black (1980)
Stunts (1977)
Dick Anthony Williams
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
![Bibi Besch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948862_c5e48a.gif)
Bibi Besch
Austria
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
![Raymond St. Jacques](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712279_4e90f0.jpg)
Raymond St. Jacques
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Clement von Franckenstein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185619_0df901.gif)
Clement von Franckenstein
UK
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
![John Zaremba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933812_e7e17c.jpg)
John Zaremba
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Human Desire (1954)