White Lightning (1973) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Joseph Sargent.

Cast

• Burt Reynolds as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
• Jennifer Billingsley as Lou
• Ned Beatty as Sheriff J.C. Connors
• Bo Hopkins as Ray Boone
• Matt Clark as Dude Watson
• Louise Latham as Martha Culpepper
• Diane Ladd as Maggie
• R.G. Armstrong as Big Bear
• Conlan Carter as Deputy
• Dabbs Greer as Pa McKlusky
• Lincoln Demyan as Warden
• John Steadman as Skeeter
• Iris Korn as Ma McKlusky
• Stephanie Burchfield as Jenny
• Barbara Müller as Louella
• Robert Ginnaven as Harvey
• Fay Martin as Sister Linda Fay
• Richard Allin as Treasury Agent
• Bill Bond as Treasury Agent
• Sherry Boucher as Sherry Lynne
• Glenn R. Wilder as Junior
• Dick Ziker as Highway Patrol
• Buddy Joe Hooker as Highway Patrol
• Cathy Finley as Student
• Laura Dern as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
• Bob Meriwether as Treasury Agent (uncredited)

Crew

• Charles Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Arthur Gardner — Producer
• Jules V. Levy — Producer
• Edward Rosson — Director of Photography
• Joseph Sargent — Director
• William W. Norton — Writer
• Arnold Laven — Producer

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