| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Charles Burnett | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
 Curtiss Clayton | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Elliot Davis | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
John Eddie Johnson | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
Michael D. Aglion | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Monica Swann | Crew | Production | Casting |
Ned Welsh | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
Patrick Peach | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Penny Barrett | Crew | Art | Production Design |
Stephen James Taylor | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Thomas S. Byrnes | Crew | Production | Producer |
Chet Walker | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Robert A. Merrill | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
 Gaye Shannon-Burnett | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Joel Carter | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
Lisa Boutillier | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
Carolyn Schroeder | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Armen Ksajikian | Crew | Sound | Musician |
 Bernie Casey | Cast | Actor | James Locket |
 Don Harvey | Cast | Actor | Dep. Jack Bono |
 Elliott Gould | Cast | Actor | Greenspan |
 Erich Anderson | Cast | Actor | D.A. Ira Kern |
Ernie Lee Banks | Cast | Actor | Mr. Woods |
 Ice Cube | Cast | Actor | Theodore 'Teddy' Woods |
 Joseph Walsh | Cast | Actor | Councilman Ross |
 Julio Oscar Mechoso | Cast | Actor | Assistant D.A. |
 Linden Chiles | Cast | Actor | Sergeant Berry Foster |
 Lori Petty | Cast | Actress | Dep. Deborah Fields |
 M. Emmet Walsh | Cast | Actor | Det. Jesse Hall |
 Michael Boatman | Cast | Actor | Dep. J.J. Johnson |
 Michael Gregory | Cast | Actor | Dep. Roy Bush |
 Michael Ironside | Cast | Actor | Det. Gene Baker |
 Monty Bane | Cast | Actor | Coroner |
 Natalija Nogulich | Cast | Actress | Judge Helen Lewis |
 Richard Anderson | Cast | Actor | Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey |
 Sy Richardson | Cast | Actor | Mr. Taylor |
Thomas Babson | Cast | Actor | U.S. Marshall |
 Tommy Redmond Hicks | Cast | Actor | Reverend Banks |
 Victoria Dillard | Cast | Actress | Barbara Simms |
 Wanda De Jesus | Cast | Actress | Carmen Munoz |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
