Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Maggie Renzi
Rosaria
Tom Wright
Tom
Michael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Thomas A. Carlin
Turley
Jenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
Doolin
J.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Ida Williams
Mrs. Knightes
James Kizer
Tolbert
Ronnie Stapleton
Stennis
Davide Ferrario
Gianni
Frank Payne Jr.
Old Miner
John Sayles
Hardshell Preacher
Hazel Dickens
Singer
Charles Haywood
Sheb
Neale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
Mister
Hazel Pearl
Missus
Michael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al Felts
Fred Decker
James
Bill Morris
Bass
Delmas Lawhorn
Conductor
William Dean
Broker
P. Michael Munsey
Broker
Thomas Hal Phillips
Boxcar Guard
Stephen C. Hall
Redneck Miner
Percy Fruit
Black Miner
Thomas Poore
Injured Black Miner
Tara Williams
Miner's Wife
Gerald Milnes
Fiddler
Mason Daring
Picker
Jim Costa
Mandolin Player
Phil Wiggins
Harmonica Player
Directing
John Sayles
Director
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
John Tintori
Script Supervisor
Production
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Peggy Rajski
Production Manager
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Jerry Silva
Executive Producer
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Bob Bailey
Location Assistant
Ira Deutchman
Associate Producer
Julie Hutchinson
Casting Assistant
Robert Grindrod
Casting Associate
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Cilista Eberle
Production Office Coordinator
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
Pam Flam
Casting Assistant
Paul Marcus
Location Manager
Pat McCarthy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Archie Lambert
Art Department Production Assistant
Barbara-Ann Stein
Casting Consultant
Ned Kandel
Associate Producer
Nancy Kim Parsons
Art Department Production Assistant
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
Libby Bika
Production Assistant
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Paul Marcus
Second Unit Location Manager
Chris Gibbin
Art Department Production Assistant
Beth Bernstein
Production Assistant
Almer Shuttle
Art Department Production Assistant
Gary Rosenblatt
Publicist
James Dean
Art Department Production Assistant
Peggy Rajski
Producer
Maggie Renzi
Producer
Art
Leigh Johnson
Assistant Set Decoration
Bill Lehne
Leadman
Leigh Kyle
Lead Set Dresser
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Anamarie Michnevich
Set Decoration
Ann Edgeworth
Property Master
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Art Department Manager
Daniel Boxer
Assistant Set Dresser
Ken Nelson
Leadman
Brent Haywood
Leadman
Jeff Butcher
Art Department Assistant
Dan Bishop
Art Direction
Nora Chavooshian
Production Design
Crew
Roland Brooks
Charge Scenic Artist
Steve Apicella
Video Assist Operator
Len DeVirgilio
Stunts
Pat McClinch
Scenic Artist
Edgard Mourino
Stunt Coordinator
Will Chapman
Set Production Assistant
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Joel Ossenfort
Scenic Artist
Shirley Belwood
Special Effects
Buddy Brewer
Set Production Assistant
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
John Robinson
Carpenter
Davide Ferrario
Dialogue Coach
Ralph Renzi
Set Production Assistant
David Hollander
Legal Services
Sandy Cox
Craft Service
Roscoe Thomas
Driver
Kevin Ball
Set Production Assistant
Brian Wenk
Set Production Assistant
Sonny Adkins
Driver
Mark Moore
Driver
John Sloss
Legal Services
Sara Malossini
Dialogue Coach
Russell Berg
Special Effects
Todd Wolfeil
Special Effects
Rachel Bower
Set Production Assistant
Gregory Jacobs
Set Production Assistant
Costume & Make-Up
James Sarzotti
Makeup & Hair
Susan Lyall
Assistant Costume Designer
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Supervisor
David Halsey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Vincent Gratzer
Wardrobe Intern
Daniel Fisher
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Andrea Gustke
Wardrobe Intern
David Smith
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Holly Scarborough
Wardrobe Intern
Gabriele Campbell
Wardrobe Intern
Connie Lucas
Wardrobe Intern
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Nelle Stokes
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
Sound
Marissa Littlefield
Assistant Sound Editor
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Tom Fleischman
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bruce Pross
Assistant Sound Editor
Lisa Schnall
Boom Operator
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Lighting
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Louisa Heyward
Electrician
Lynn Breschel
Best Boy Electric
Camera
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
Sean Garrett Fogel
Assistant Grip
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Arthur Blum
Grip
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
Erica Gelczis
Assistant Grip
Lee Shapira
Grip
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Claiborne Lashley
Assistant Grip
Luke Latino
Assistant Grip
Claudia Bailey
Additional Camera
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Editing
David Leonard
Editorial Production Assistant
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Sonya Polonsky
Editor