Characters played by John Cassavetes
Axel Nordmann
Characters played by Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler
Characters played by Jack Warden
Charlie Malick
Characters played by Kathleen Maguire
Ellen Wilson
Characters played by Ruby Dee
Lucy Tyler
Characters played by Val Avery
Brother
Characters played by Robert F. Simon
George Nordmann
Characters played by Ruth White
Katherine Nordmann
Characters played by William A. Lee
Davis
Characters played by John Kellogg
Detective
Characters played by David Clarke
Wallace
Characters played by Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Price
Characters played by Ralph Bell
Night Boss
Characters played by Mike Dana
Detective
Characters played by Roy Glenn
Stevedore
Characters played by Charles Jordan
Old Stevedore
Characters played by Mike O'Dowd
Malick's Henchman