Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Art | Kenneth A. Reid | Production Design |
| Writing | Jesse Hill Ford | Novel |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Frank Tuttle | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Production | Russell Saunders | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | Carl Kress | Editor |
| Production | A. Ronald Lubin | Producer |
| Writing | Jesse Hill Ford | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Jones | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Anthony Ray | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Swink | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Mentor Huebner | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Camera | Doug J. Campbell | Grip |
| Camera | Jordan Cronenweth | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Terry K. Meade | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Pieter Bergema | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Supervising Editor |
| Production | William Wyler | Producer |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound |
