Los Angeles, de jaren '30 van de vorige eeuw. De jonge tekenaar Tod Hackett weet werk te vinden bij een grote Hollywood studio. Hij is nog vol hoop en dromen. Hij ontmoet de beginnende, maar niet bijster getalenteerde actrice Faye Greener, op wie hij vrijwel onmiddellijk verliefd wordt.
Nee, helaas is The Day of the Locust nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | John Schlesinger | Director |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Nathanael West | Novel |
| Writing | Waldo Salt | Screenplay |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Art | Richard Macdonald | Production Design |
| Art | John J. Lloyd | Art Direction |
| Art | George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Crew | Tim Smyth | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Del Kail | Hair Designer |
| Lighting | Richard Martens | Gaffer |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Thomas Laughridge | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gerry Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Campling | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Tim Zinnemann | Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael Childers | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Marge Champion | Choreographer |
| Production | Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Designer |
| Production | Sheldon Schrager | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jerome Hellman | Producer |
| Production | Sheldon Schrager | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Dave Friedman | Still Photographer |
| Art | Allan Gordon | Property Master |
| Crew | Michael Maslansky | Unit Publicist |
