The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Lanny Flaherty as Merlie Ryan Paul Wright as Richard Carpenter Vanessa Redgrave as Miss Amelia Cork Hubbert as Cousin Lymon Anne Pitoniak as Mrs. McPhail Trula Hoosier as Townsperson Austin Pendleton as Lawyer Taylor Joe Stevens as Henry Ford Crimp (as Joe Stephens) Mandy Fabian as Townsperson C.K. McFarland as Townsperson Christopher Woods as Townsperson Ingo Neuhaus as Chaingang (uncredited) Keith Carradine as Marvin Macy Gayland Williams as Gossip (uncredited) Rod Steiger as Rev. Willin Earl Hindman as Henry Macy

Walter Lassally Director of Photography Michael Hirst Screenplay Simon Callow Director Carson McCullers Novel Richard Robbins Original Music Composer Ismail Merchant Producer Edward Albee Theatre Play