| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Charles Burnett | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Daniel Schneider | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Dorian Harris | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Doro Bachrach | Crew | Production | Producer |
Eduardo Castro | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
 Frederick Elmes | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Geoffrey S. Grimsman | Crew | Art | Production Design |
James Edward Ferrell Jr. | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
Kate Forte | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Kenneth Walker | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Lisa Jones | Crew | Writing | Writer |
Mary Burton | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
 Oprah Winfrey | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Stephen James Taylor | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Wynona Price | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Key Makeup Artist |
Mona Orr | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Dorothy West | Crew | Writing | Novel |
 Carl Lumbly | Cast | Actor | Lute McNeil |
 Cynda Williams | Cast | Actress | Liz Odis |
 Eric Thal | Cast | Actor | Meade Howell |
 Ethel Ayler | Cast | Actress | Eunice |
 Gabriel Casseus | Cast | Actor | Hannibal |
 Halle Berry | Cast | Actress | Shelby Coles |
 Lynn Whitfield | Cast | Actress | Corinne Coles |
Margo Moorer | Cast | Actress | Emmaline |
 Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Cast | Actress | Ellen Coles |
 Michael Warren | Cast | Actor | Clark Coles |
 Peter Francis James | Cast | Actor | Isaac Coles |
 Ronn Carroll | Cast | Actor | Dr. Havermeyer |
 Shirley Knight | Cast | Actress | Gram (Miss Caroline) |
 Richard Brooks | Cast | Actor | Lincoln Odis |
 Margaret Welsh | Cast | Actress | Josephine |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
