William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter.
Michael Sarrazin
as William Popper
Barbara Hershey
as Jane Kauffman
Arthur Hill
as John Popper
Ruth White
as Mrs. Popper
E.G. Marshall
as Daniel Lawrence
Robert Klein
as Melvin Lasher
Sada Thompson
as Ruth Lawrence
David Doyle
as James Moran
Barnard Hughes
as Judge Vogel
Peter White
as Terence Lawrence
Tom Rosqui
as District Attorney Keller
William Devane
as Pilot