"A black New York man returns to his southern hometown to investigate his father's lynching at the hands of a white mob."
Gregory Hines
as Len Madison Jr.
Annette O'Toole
as Helen Lester
Bill Nunn
as Chief Adams
Gregg Henry
as David Lester
Marc Macaulay
as Donald Cambio
John Lawhorn
as Uncle Ellard
Carol Mitchell-Leon
as Martha Huffer Jordan
Tom Even
as Stan Runzel
Ed Grady
as Floyd Walker
C. Harrison Avery
as Walter
Dan Biggers
as Dr. Byden
Jon Kohler
as Tom Doughtery
Emory Livers
as Ragamuffin
Afemo Omilami
as Bartender
Bill Condon
Director
Mychelle Deschamps
Co-Producer
Alan Barnette
Executive Producer
Oscar L. Costo
Unit Production Manager
Nevin Schreiner
Associate Producer
Producer
Allison Cowitt
Casting
Stephen M. Katz
Director of Photography
Stu Goldberg
Additional Music
Philip Giffin
Original Music Composer
Robert Stover
Set Decoration
Virginia Katz
Editor
Michele Rede
Costume Design
Samuel Charters
Novel
Screenplay
Mike Fenton
Jeffrey Howard
Production Design