Rod Steiger as Sol Nazerman

Geraldine Fitzgerald as Marilyn Birchfield

Brock Peters as Rodriguez

Jaime Sánchez as Jesus Ortiz

Thelma Oliver as Ortiz's Girl

Marketa Kimbrell as Tessie

Juano Hernández as Mr. Smith

Linda Geiser as Ruth

Nancy R. Pollock as Bertha

Raymond St. Jacques as Tangee

Baruch Lumet as Mendel

John McCurry as Buck

Charles Dierkop as Robinson

Eusebia Cosme as Mrs. Ortiz

Warren Finnerty as Savarese

Jack Ader as Morton

Marianne Kanter as Joan

Ed Morehouse as Oratory Award

Reni Santoni as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)

Morgan Freeman as Man on Street (Uncredited)

Marc Alexander as Rubin (uncredited)

Donny Burks as Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Dahdah as Jew in Cage (uncredited)

Hilda Haynes as Mrs. Harmon (uncredited)

E.M. Margolese as Papa (uncredited)

Donnie Melvin as David Nazerman (uncredited)

Donnell O'Brien as Man (uncredited)

Bill Steele as Man (uncredited)