In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Victor Love
as Bigger Thomas
Matt Dillon
as Jan
Elizabeth McGovern
as Mary Dalton
Geraldine Page
as Peggy
Oprah Winfrey
as Mrs. Thomas
Akosua Busia
as Bessie
Carroll Baker
as Mrs. Dalton
John McMartin
as Mr. Dalton
Art Evans
as Doc
John Karlen
as Max
Willard E. Pugh
as Gus
David Rasche
as Buckley
