"An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions."
Anne Heywood
as Evelyn Wyckoff
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Steiner
Robert Vaughn
as Dr. Neal
Earl Holliman
as Ed Eckles
Carolyn Jones
as Beth
Ronee Blakley
as Betsy
Dorothy Malone
as Mildred
Doris Roberts
as Marie
John Lafayette
as Rafe Collins
Jocelyn Brando
as Mrs. Hemmings
R.G. Armstrong
as Mr. Hemmings
Dana Elcar
as Havermeyer
J. Patrick McNamara
as Chest Rollins
Gary Prendergast
as Marlon
Rip Clark
as Henry
Tony O'Dell
as Student
Polly Platt
Screenplay
William Inge
Novel
Marvin J. Chomsky
Director
Hank McCann
Casting
Robert S. Lecky
Associate Producer
Raymond Stross
Producer
Herbert Simon
Executive Producer
Victor G. Lands
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
James D. Bissell
Art Direction
Michael Lee Gradison
Álex Phillips Jr.
Director of Photography
Rita Roland
Editor
Dino Ganziano
Hairstylist
Roy Stannard
Set Decoration
Tom Rasmussen
Costume Design
Kate Tilley
Assistant Director
Michael Kusley
Mario Di Salvio
Makeup Artist