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Directed By
Bob Rafelson
Written By
David Mamet
screenplay by
James M. Cain
based on the novel by
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Frank Chambers
Jessica Lange
Cora Papadakis
John Colicos
Nick Papadakis
Michael Lerner
Mr. Katz
John P. Ryan
Kennedy
Anjelica Huston
Madge
William Traylor
Sackett
Thomas Hill
Barlow
Jon Van Ness
Motorcycle Cop
Brian Farrell
Mortenson
Raleigh Bond
Insurance Salesman
William Newman
Man from Home Town
Albert Henderson
Art Beeman
Ken Magee
Scoutmaster
Eugene Peterson
Doctor
Don Calfa
Goebel
Louis Turenne
Ringmaster
Charles B. Jenkins
Gas Station Attendant
Dick Balduzzi
Sign Man #1
John Furlong
Sign Man #2
Sam Edwards
Ticket Clerk
Betty Cole
Grandmother
Joni Palmer
Granddaughter
Ron Flagge
Shoeshine Man
Lionel Mark Smith
Crapshooter
Brion James
Crapshooter
Frank Arno
Crapshooter
Virgil Frye
Crapshooter
Kenneth Cervi
Crapshooter
Chris Rellias
Greek Party
Theodoros A. Karavidas
Greek Party
Basil J. Fovos
Greek Party
Nick Hasir
Greek Party
Demetrios Liappas
Greek Party
James O'Connell
Judge
William H. McDonald
Bailiff
Elsa Raven
Matron
Kopi Sotiropulos
Greek Mourner
Tom Maier
Twin Oaks Customer
Glenn Shadix
Twin Oaks Customer
Tani Guthrie
Twin Oaks Customer
Carolyn Coates
Twin Oaks Customer
Jim S. Cash
Twin Oaks Customer
Christopher Lloyd
The Salesman
James P. Axiotis
Self - Dancer
Linda Bastiaannet
Snake Lady
Morgan Blanchard
Boy Scout
Luther Fear
Jailer
Chuck Liddell
Boy Scout
Produced By
Michael Barlow
associate producer
Andrew Braunsberg
executive producer
Charles Mulvehill
producer
Bob Rafelson
producer
Music
Michael Small
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
director of photography
Sound
Bub Asman
sound effects editor
Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound effects editor
Nicholas Korda
assistant sound effects editor
Gregg Landaker
re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow
re-recording mixer
Brian L. McCarty
sound recordist
Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor
Art Rochester
production sound mixer
Norman B. Schwartz
dialogue editor
Richard Thornton
boom operator
Bill Varney
re-recording mixer
Brooke Henderson Ward
assistant sound effects editor
Editing
Graeme Clifford
Casting Director
Terry Liebling
Production Design
George Jenkins
Set Design
Robert Gould
Costumes
Dorothy Jeakins
Makeup
Dorothy J. Pearl
makeup
Toni-Ann Walker
hair stylist
Special Effects
Jerry D. Williams
special effects
Jan Aaris
special effects foreman
Bruno Van Zeebroeck
special effects
Assistant Director
Nick Marck
second assistant director
Bill Scott
assistant director
Production Management
Gerald R. Molen
unit production manager
Art Department
Joseph Hurley
assistant art director
Donald Krafft
lead man
William Maldonado
construction coordinator
Ray Mercer Jr.
property master
Renato Casaro
poster designer
Jaymes Hinkle
scenic sign painter
Arthur Shippee
assistant property master
William Ladd Skinner
set designer
Stunts
Tom Elliott
stunts
Alan Gibbs
stunts
Richard Epper
stunts
Editorial
Mary Andrews
apprentice editor
Kimberly Ray
apprentice editor
Tim Tobin
assistant editor
Other
Pat Carman
transportation captain
Michael McDuffee
transportation coordinator
Tom Briggs
set driver
Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr.
music editor
Daniel Allan Carlin
music editor
Jack Hayes
orchestrator
Murray Adler
musician: violin
Israel Baker
musician: violin
John Bilezikjian
music copyist / musician: oud / orchestrator
Harry Bluestone
musician: violin
Bob Bornstein
music copyist
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion
Norman Carr
musician: violin
Ronald Cooper
musician: cello
Douglas Davis
musician: cello
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn
George Doering
musician
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin
Christine Ermacoff
musician: cello
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet
Ron Folsom
musician: violin
Carl Fortina
orchestra manager
James Getzoff
musician: violin
Harris Goldman
musician: violin
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola
Miles Goodman
orchestrator
Endre Granat
musician: violin
Gary Gray
musician: clarinet
Grover B. Helsley
scoring mixer
Jerry Hey
musician: trumpet
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello
Nathan Kaproff
musician: violin
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass
Gus Klein
musician: french horn
Ezra Kliger
musician: violin
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola
Michael Lang
musician: keyboards
Ron Leonard
musician: cello
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet
David Newman
musician: violin
Bill Perkins
musician: saxophone
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion
Emil Richards
musician: percussion
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass
Ambrose Russo
musician: violin
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin
Victor Sazer
musician: cello
David Schwartz
musician: viola
Sid Sharp
musician: violin
Harry Shlutz
musician: cello
David Shostac
musician: flute
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin
Ross Shub
musician: viola
Paul Shure
musician: violin
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn
Michael Small
conductor / music arranger
Joe Soldo
musician: flute
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola
Robert Tricarico
musician: bassoon
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Ken Watson
musician: percussion
David Weiss
musician: oboe
Casting Department
Barbara Lambertson
extras casting
Costume Department
Tony Faso
costumer: men
Mina Mittelman
costumer: women
Eric H. Sandberg
costumer: men
Camera Department
Richmond L. Aguilar
gaffer
Martin G. Beazell
assistant camera
Earl L. Clark
assistant camera
Dick Colean
camera operator
Leonard Lookabaugh
key grip
Louis Mahler
video playback operator
Pete Martinez
video playback operator
Carol McCullough
still photographer
Michael Nash
assistant camera
Arnold L. Rich
camera operator
Paul Caven
best boy electric
O.T. Henderson
dolly grip
Brian L. McCarty
video assist operator
Location Management
Douglas E. Stoll
location manager
Script Department
Wendy Atterbury
script supervisor
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