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Directed By
Bruce Beresford
Written By
Horton Foote
written by
Cast
Robert Duvall
Mac Sledge
Tess Harper
Rosa Lee
Betty Buckley
Dixie
Wilford Brimley
Harry
Ellen Barkin
Sue Anne
Allan Hubbard
Sonny
Lenny von Dohlen
Robert
Paul Gleason
Reporter
Michael Crabtree
Lewis Menefee
Norman Bennett
Reverend Hotchkiss
Andrew Scott Hollon
Larue
Rick Murray
Jake - Slater Mill Boys Member
Stephen Funchess
Bertie - Slater Mill Boys Member
Glen Fleming
Steve - Slater Mill Boys Member
James Aaron
Henry - Slater Mill Boys Member
Jerry Biggs
Man in Bar
Sheila Bird
Concessionaire
Robert E. Blackburn III
Boy at Dance
Eli Cummins
Doorman
Tony Frank
Man at Motel
Berkley Garrett
Man at Dixie's House
Helena Humann
Woman with Groceries
Suzanne Jacobs
Nurse
Barbara Jones
Country Woman
Jerry Jones
Country Man
Harlan Jordan
Waiter
Robert P. Kelley
Choirmaster
Ray LePere
Man in Bar / Restaurant
Pat Minter
Man at Dixie's House
Terry Schoolcraft
Ada - Dixie's Driver
Oliver Seale
Man at Dixie's House
Denise Simek
Concessionaire
Robert Stewart
Concessionaire
Susan Aston
Woman at Dance
Vicki Neff
Woman at Dance
Pamela Putnam
Woman at Dance
Jerry Abbot
Piano - Country Blues Band Member
Bobby Hibbitts
Drums - Country Blues Band Member
Buddie Hrabal
Steel Guitar - Country Blues Band Member
Jerry Matheny
Guitar - Country Blues Band Member
Wayne Milligan
Bass - Country Blues Band Member
Don 'Tex' Clark
Bar Patron
Douglas Stewart
Concert Goer
Joe Zadwick
Front Row Concert Attendee
Produced By
Robert Duvall
co-producer
Horton Foote
co-producer
Mary-Ann Hobel
associate producer
Philip Hobel
producer
Music
George Dreyfus
Composer
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
director of photography
Sound
Stan Bochner
sound editor
Angelo Corrao
assistant sound editor
Jay Dranch
sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
assistant sound editor
Stuart Lieberman
assistant sound editor
Dan Lieberstein
sound editor
Dennis Maitland II
boom man
Christopher Newman
sound mixer
Maurice Schell
supervising sound editor / foley artist
Magdaline Volaitis
assistant sound editor
Dick Vorisek
rerecording supervisor
Editing
William M. Anderson
Editor
Art Direction
Jeannine Oppewall
Set Design
Daniel Loren May
Set Decorator
Makeup
Lynn Decker
hairstylist
Paul Huntley
wigs: Betty Buckley
Michael J. Randall
assistant hairstylist
Carla Rulien
assistant makeup
Jimi White
makeup artist
Assistant Director
Richard Luke Rothschild
first assistant director
Kelly Wimberly
second assistant director
Production Management
Tom Joyner
unit production manager
Art Department
E.W. Bradford
construction coordinator
James R. Cox
swing man
Glenn Dunn
lead man
Johnny Gutierrez
construction assistant
Mike Parsons
property master
Roy W. Wahlstrom
painter
William Vance White
assistant props
Stunts
Randy Fife
stunt double
Ben Loggins
utility stuntman
Russell Towery
utility stuntman
Editorial
Norman Buckley
second assistant editor
Emily Paine
first assistant editor
Charles Simmons
location assistant editor
Mary Sweeney
apprentice editor
Other
Billy Barnes
craft service
Linda Barnes
craft service
Diane Batson-Smith
assistant to the producer
Dominique Bruballa
assistant accountant
Betty A. Buckley
production coordinator
Kathleen Caton
assistant to the producer
Stan Cohen
caterer
Dawn Easterling
production assistant
Nick Felix
dance instructor
Max Ferris
security
Karen A. Hall
production secretary
Sandra K. Jantzen
production assistant
Charles N. Johnson
caterer
John Kane
unit publicist
Janet Lucas Lawler
first aid
Kathleen McGill
production accountant
Don Miller
production accountant
Erica Rogalla
production assistant
Earlane Simpson
tutor
Music Department
Charles Feldman
country music advisor
Tommy Oliver
arranger: country music
Casting Department
Robin Boehme
extras casting
Shari Rhodes
casting: Texas
Costume Department
Jane Greenwood
costumes: Betty Buckley
Elizabeth McBride
costumer
Joan Thomas
costume assistant / set costumer
Camera Department
Thomas Alcala
electrician
Mike Apsey
playback operator
Curtis Bingham
grip
Don Broughton
playback operator
Jerry G. Callaway
camera operator
Murray K. Campbell
gaffer
Michael P. Henning
electrician
John Knight
best boy grip
Leo MacWilliam
electrician
J. Michael McClary
first assistant camera
Fred L. McLane
second assistant camera
Ron Phillips
still photographer
Tony Poston
dolly grip
Kerry Rike
key grip
Dave Roberts
electrician
Johnny Smith
grip
Darrel D. Tawney
best boy
Philip C. Pfeiffer
second camera operator
Location Management
Danette Goss Alberts
location manager
Script Department
Anne Rapp
script supervisor
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