Cast
- Don Ameche as Art Selwyn
- Wilford Brimley as Ben Luckett
- Hume Cronyn as Joe Finley
- Brian Dennehy as Walter
- Jack Gilford as Bernie Lefkowitz
- Herta Ware as Rosie Lefkowitz
- Steve Guttenberg as Jack Bonner, owner of the boat that recovers the cocoons
- Maureen Stapleton as Mary Luckett
- Jessica Tandy as Alma Finley
- Gwen Verdon as Bess McCarthy
- Tahnee Welch as Kitty
- Barret Oliver as David
- Linda Harrison as Susan
- Tyrone Power Jr. as Pillsbury
- Clint Howard as John Dexter
- Jim Fitzpatrick as Tony
- Charles Lampkin as Pops
- Jorge Gil as Lou Pine
- Rance Howard as St. Petersburg Detective
Casting for the film and its sequel were overseen by casting director, Beverly McDermott.
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