Cast (64)
Matthew Broderick

Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Cary Elwes

Maj. Cabot Forbes

Morgan Freeman

Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

Jihmi Kennedy

Pvt. Jupiter Sharts

Andre Braugher

Cpl. Thomas Searles

John Finn

Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy

Donovan Leitch

Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse

JD Cullum

Henry Sturgis Russell

Bob Gunton

Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Cliff DeYoung

Col. James M. Montgomery

Christian Baskous

Edward L. Pierce

RonReaco Lee

Mute Drummer Boy

Jay O. Sanders

Gen. George Crockett Strong

Alan North

Gov. John Albion Andrew

Richard Riehle

Quartermaster

Peter Michael Goetz

Francis George Shaw

Mark Margolis

10th Connecticut Soldier

Jane Alexander

Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw

Paul Desmond

10th Connecticut Soldier

Rodger Williamson

Union Cavalryman

Raymond St. Jacques

Frederick Douglass

Ted Rupel

Soldier

Roger Ragland

Cavalry Officer

Alejandro de Quesada

Confederate / Union Soldier

Shane Pinson

Confederate Soldier

Larry Peterson

Union Officer

Barry J. Miller

Union / Confederate Soldier

William Mathis

Union Soldier

Rick Leisenring

Union Officer

Jay Lance

Union Soldier

Kevin Jarre

10th Connecticut Soldier

Kevin R. Hershberger

Confederate Soldier

Gary O. Crane

Union Cavalry

Sheila Cochran

Home dweller

Bill Chemerka

Confederate Officer

Carla Brothers

Charlotte Forten

Frank Blair

Darian Farmer

Joseph Alex

Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A

Richard Wright

10th Connecticut Soldier

Michael Fowler

10th Connecticut Soldier

Tom Barrington

10th Connecticut Soldier

Peter Grandfield

10th Connecticut Soldier

Mark A. Jones

54th Soldier

Joan Riordan

White Woman

Bob Minor

Contraband Soldier

Raymond Godshall Jr.

Dr. Charles G. Thorpe

Marc Gowan

Dr. William B. Rogers

Dan Biggers

Minister

Keith Noble

Short Contraband

Afemo Omilami

Tall Contraband

Mark A. Levy

Bigoted Soldier

Ethan Phillips

Hospital Steward

Benji Wilhoite

Young Soldier

Pete Munro

Surgeon

Abdul Salaam El Razzac

'A' Company Soldier

Michael Guess

'A' Company Soldier

Daniel H. Jenkins

'A' Company Officer

Crew (58)

Writing

Kevin Jarre

Screenplay

Editing

Production

Patti Hawn

Publicist

Pieter Jan Brugge

Unit Production Manager

Directing

Edward Zwick

Director

Connie Papineau

Script Supervisor

Skip Cosper

First Assistant Director

Douglas Dean III

Second Assistant Director

Robert Rothbard

Second Assistant Director

Camera

Freddie Francis

Director of Photography

Jeff Moore

Camera Operator

Merrick Morton

Still Photographer

David Wagreich

Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Elle Elliott

Hairstylist

Vera Yurtchuk

Makeup Artist

Frank Perry Rose

Costume Supervisor

Linda Peterson

Hairstylist

Francisco X. Pérez

Makeup Artist

Carl Fullerton

Makeup Department Head

Crew

Bob Minor

Stunt Coordinator

Pat Newcomb

Public Relations

Phil Cory

Special Effects Coordinator

Bryce Guy Williams

Transportation Coordinator

Ben Scott

Stunts

Sound

Elliot Tyson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregg Rudloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Henrikson

Music Editor

Lon Bender

Sound Designer

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Joseph A. Mayer

ADR Supervisor

Visual Effects

Bill Taylor

Visual Effects

Syd Dutton

Visual Effects

Lighting

Nick Nelson

Electrician

Carl Johnson

Electrician

Art

Norman Garwood

Production Design

Marvin Salsberg

Construction Coordinator

Andrew Precht

Assistant Art Director

Garrett Lewis

Set Decoration

Dan Webster

Art Direction

Keith Pain

Supervising Art Director

Guy Barnes

Property Master