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| Natalie Wood | ... | Alva Starr | |
| Robert Redford | ... | Owen Legate | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | J.J. Nichols | |
| Kate Reid | ... | Hazel Starr | |
| Mary Badham | ... | Willie Starr | |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Knopke | |
| Robert Blake | ... | Sidney | |
| Dabney Coleman | ... | Salesman | |
| John Harding | ... | Johnson | |
| Ray Hemphill | ... | Jim | |
| Brett Pearson | ... | Charlie | |
| Jon Provost | ... | Tom | |
| Robert Random | ... | Tiny (as Bob Random) | |
| Quintin Sondergaard | ... | Hank | |
| Mike Steen | ... | Max | |
| Bruce Watson | ... | Lin Tate | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ralph Roberts | ... | A boarding house tenant (uncredited) | |
| Nick Stuart | ... | Railroad Conductor (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Sydney Pollack | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tennessee Williams | (play) | |
| Francis Ford Coppola | (writer) (as Francis Coppola) & | |
| Fred Coe | (writer) & | |
| Edith R. Sommer | (writer) (as Edith Sommer) | |
| David Rayfiel | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| John Houseman | .... | producer | |
| Ray Stark | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Kenyon Hopkins | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Wong Howe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Adrienne Fazan | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Stephen B. Grimes | (as Stephen Grimes) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Philip M. Jefferies | (as Phil Jefferies) | ||
| Hal Pereira | (uncredited) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| William Kiernan | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sugar Blymyer | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Wood (as Maryce Bates) | |
| Edwin Butterworth | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gary Morris | .... | makeup artist (as Garrett Morris) | |
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Production Management | |||
| Clarence Eurist | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Eddie Saeta | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Harry Lindgren | .... | sound recordist | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
| Paul K. Lerpae | .... | special photographic effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ann Landers | .... | costumer: Ms. Wood | |
| Ted Tetrick | .... | costumer: men | |
Other crew | |||
| Dominic Santarone | .... | caterer (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Santarone | .... | caterer (uncredited) | |
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This is one of Natalie Wood's best dramatic performances. She had been a major star for more than a decade when she made this film so it is hard to believe she was only 27. Her looks were the best they ever were.
Robert Redford was not a major star yet but his performance was equal to anything he did later.
This story is classic Tennessee Williams. I'm sure he only climbed out of a bottle long enough to write it and then crawled right back inside. It revolves around a railroad executive who travels the company line and trims the personnel fat during the great depression. He hits a small southern Mississippi town where one could cut the humidity and poverty with a knife. He has to decide which men to fire and which to keep. Then his very ordered and structured life gets complicated when he stays at a boarding house run by a dysfunctional family. He meets the oldest daughter, Natalie Wood, who is the local beauty. Great credit goes to casting and whoever scouted and selected the site location.
The supporting characters are superb in their roles as examples of the worst people we've ever run into. Everyone except Redford's character is living in total denial. They're all shallow losers.
Weird flick. Great, but weird. Depressing, but weird.