Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978) — Cast
Cast
| Rockne Tarkington | Morrison |
| Janet MacLachlan | Mary Bennett |
| Bernard LaFayette | Willie |
| Joan Lewis | Crocker |
| Claudia McNeil | Big Momma |
| Thomas Hal Phillips | Higgins |
| Tony Ross | Stacey |
| Rodney King Adams | Christopher |
| John C. Roper Jr. | Dunlap Dewberry |
| John Cullum | Lindsay Jamison |
| Charlie Briggs | Kaleb |
| Tonea Stewart | Mrs. Dunn |
| Lisa Whittington | Lillian |
| Lou Walker | Mr. Vornick |
| Robert Christian | David |
| Al Scott | Barnett |
| Morgan Freeman | Hammer |
| Lark Ruffin | Cassie Cartwright |
| Colia LaFayett | Berry Gordy |
| Mark Keith | Jeremy Prokosch |
| David Haley | R.W. Hepworth |
| Roy Poole | Hermione Granger |
| Martin Simpson Hemphill | Sheriff Long |
| Larry B. Scott | T.J. |
| Christian Garrison | Freeway Driver |
| James Homer Best | Melvin Belli |
Crew
| Alan Manser | Art Direction |
| Jack Smight | Director |
| Arthur Heinemann | Writer |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Robert B. Hauser | Director of Photography |
| Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Thomas W. Moore | Executive Producer |
| Robert Gould | Set Decoration |
| Nancy Renard | Costumer |
| Jean Anne Moore | Producer |
| Mildred D. Taylor | Novel |