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Directed By
Lewis John Carlino
Written By
Pat Conroy
novel
Lewis John Carlino
written for the screen by
Herman Raucher
Writer
Cast
Robert Duvall
Bull Meechum
Blythe Danner
Lillian Meechum
Michael O'Keefe
Ben Meechum
Lisa Jane Persky
Mary Anne Meechum
Julie Anne Haddock
Karen Meechum
Brian Andrews
Matthew Meechum
Stan Shaw
Toomer Smalls
Theresa Merritt
Arrabella Smalls
David Keith
Red Pettus
Paul Mantee
Col. Virgil Hedgepath
Michael Strong
Col. Varney
Bennett James
Corp. Atchley
Joe Dorsey
Coach Spinks
David Frankham
Capt. Weber
Jan Stratton
Mrs. Weber
Paul Gleason
Lt. Sammy
W.K. Stratton
Ace
Lew Horn
Capt. Brookout
Michael Rougas
Col. Mullinax
Al Garcia
Pedro
Stacy MacGregor
Leroy
Harold B. Bibey
Hedgepath's Sergeant
Gene Jones
Bartender
Harry Pickins Porth
Squadron Executive Officer
Albert Smith
Hobie Simms
Walter Gay
Man at Shrimp Dock
Wendell Gregory
Shrimp Header
Bill Nelson
1st Cousin
Bill Eudaly
2nd Cousin
Wayne Sharpnack
Mac
Morris Phifer
Sergeant - Air Controller
Brad Baldwin
Sergeant - Radar
Ronnie Cross
Honor Guard Sergeant
Timothy Norton
Jim Don
Richard Horswell
Art
Ronald Garrett Jr.
Pinkie
Hank Chappell
Mumford
Reggie Malphrus
Abbot
Doyle Kelley
1st Referee
Larry Burke
2nd Referee
K.C. Stiglbauer
Basketball Player
Randy Cauthen
Basketball Player
Tom Conroy
Basketball Player
Lance Snyder
Basketball Player
Tony Langdale
Basketball Player
Gary Towles
Basketball Player
Ray Nix
Basketball Player
Chip Upchurch
Basketball Player
Nicole von der Heyde
Cheerleader
Nancy Black
Cheerleader
Lisa Collins
Cheerleader
Kim Duncan
Cheerleader
Claudette Evans
Cheerleader
Carol Monson
Cheerleader
Tara Hudson
Cheerleader
Sandra Patterson
Cheerleader
Holly Malphrus
Cheerleader
Sarah Sanford
Cheerleader
Denise Walker
Cheerleader
Edwina Dawn Tucker
Cheerleader
Brent Dunsford
Restaurant Patron
Laura Gile
Restaurant Patron
George Golden
Restaurant Patron
Raven Grey Eagle
Minor Role
Monty O'Grady
Restaurant Patron
Ted Otis
Bus Passenger
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
Nico Stevens
Restaurant Patron
Bill Zook
PEP Band Member
Produced By
Charles A. Pratt
producer
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Ralph Woolsey
Sound
Lee Alexander
production sound mixer
David Dockendorf
re-recording mixer
Teri E. Dorman
sound editor
Jerry Jacobson
loop editor
James J. Klinger
supervising sound editor
Editing
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Editor
Casting Director
Irving Lande
Production Design
Jack Poplin
Set Design
Jeff Haley
Donald J. Sullivan
Set Decorator
Makeup
Lon Bentley
makeup artist
Andy Ciannella
makeup artist: New York
Lynn Del Kail
hair stylist
Special Effects
Ken Pepiot
special effects
Assistant Director
Edward D. Markley
first assistant director
Ken Swor
first assistant director
Jonathan Giles Zimmerman
second assistant director
Production Management
Sally J. Fitzhenry
post-production supervisor
Floyd Joyer
unit production manager
John Pommer
executive in charge of production
Ken Swor
unit production manager
Art Department
Michael Dunn
property master
Sylvio Fama
propmaker
Wally Graham
construction coordinator
Mike Humburger
lead man
Ed Meena
lead man
Edmund Villa
assistant property master
Bill Gold
poster designer
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
stunt coordinator
Monty Jordan
stunt double
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt double: Michael O' Keefe
Editorial
George Folsey Jr.
consulting editor
David Strohmaier
assistant editor
Other
Jill Chadwick
production assistant
P.C.G. Coulter
technical advisor
Hunt Downs
unit publicist
Sean Kevin Fitzpatrick
development executive: BCP
Fred Hesper
bee consultant
Cindy James
dog trainer
Clay Lacy
aerial sequences
Ted Langwell
assistant to production executive
Tobi C. Singleton
production coordinator
Jean Weyand
assistant to unit publicist
Jay Brown
production assistant
Music Department
Else Blangsted
music editor
John Norman
scoring mixer
Murray Adler
musician: violin
Chuck Berghofer
musician: bass
John Berkman
musician: keyboards
Elmer Bernstein
conductor / orchestrator
Peter Bernstein
orchestrator
Alan Broadbent
musician: keyboards
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion
Pete Chrislieb
musician: clarinet
Douglas Davis
musician: cello
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn
Glenn Dicterow
musician: violin
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin
David Duke
musician: french horn
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe
Steve Edelman
musician: bass
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet
Gary Foster
musician: clarinet
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola
Nelson Hatt
musician: trumpet
Todd Hemmenway
musician: cello
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon
Kevin Hiatt
music copyist
Franklin Jones Jr.
score recording engineer and score mix engineer
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello
Nathan Kaproff
music contractor
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass
Ezra Kliger
musician: violin
Jacob Krachmalnick
musician: violin
William Kraft
musician: percussion
Ronald Langinger
musician: clarinet
Bernie Kaai Lewis
music copyist
Peter Limonick
musician: percussion
Abe Luboff
musician: bass
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet
Dwight Mikkelsen
music copyist
Kenneth Munday
musician: bassoon
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn
Tom Raney
musician: percussion
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp
Gale Robinson
musician: french horn
Jay Rosen
musician: violin
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass
Sylvia Ruderman
musician: flute
Steve Schaeffer
musician: percussion
David Schwartz
musician: viola
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello
Thomas Z. Shepard
musician: trombone
David Shostac
musician: flute
Paul Shure
musician: violin
David Spear
conductor / orchestrator
Chet Swiatkowsky
musician: keyboards
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar
Tony Terran
musician: trumpet
Milton Thomas
musician: viola
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone
Miwako Watanabe
musician: violin
Ken Watson
musician: percussion
Chauncey Welsch
musician: trombone
Margaret Wooten
musician: violin
Graham Young
musician: trumpet
Shari Zippert
musician: violin
Bill Zook
performer
Casting Department
Jo Doster
local casting
Costume Department
Michael W. Hoffman
costumer
Christine Zamiara
costumer
Camera Department
Don Biller
first assistant camera: New York
Arthur Brooker
key grip
Catharine Bushnell
still photographer: New York
Alan R. Disler
first assistant camera
David Greene
second assistant camera: New York
George Holmes
gaffer
Larry Keys
second electrician
Richard C. Kratina
director of photography: New York
Stan McClain
assistant camera: aerial unit
David B. Nowell
aerial camera operator
Richard Redlin
second grip
William H. Steiner
camera operator: New York
Location Management
Jan Dennehy
location auditor
Script Department
Betsy Norton
script supervisor
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