"A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it."
Billy Bob Thornton
as Ed Crane
Frances McDormand
as Doris Crane
Michael Badalucco
as Frank
James Gandolfini
as Big Dave Brewster
Katherine Borowitz
as Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Jon Polito
as Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson
as Birdy Abundas
Richard Jenkins
as Walter Abundas
Tony Shalhoub
as Freddy Riedenschneider
Christopher Kriesa
as Officer Persky
Brian Haley
as Officer Krebs
Jack McGee
as P.I. Burns
Gregg Binkley
as The New Man
Alan Fudge
as Dr. Diedrickson
Lilyan Chauvin
as Medium
Adam Alexi-Malle
as Jacques Carcanogues
Ted Rooney
as Bingo Caller
Abraham Benrubi
as Party Man
Christian Ferratti
as Child
Rhoda Gemignani
as Costanza
E.J. Callahan
as Customer
Brooke Smith
as Sobbing Prisoner
Ron Ross
as Banker
Hallie Singleton
as Waitress
Jon Donnelly
as Gatto Eater
Dan Martin
as Bailiff
Nicholas Lanier
as Tony
Tom Dahlgren
as Judge #1
Booth Colman
as Judge #2
Stanley DeSantis
as New Man's Customer
Peter Siragusa
as Bartender
Christopher McDonald
as Macadam Salesman
Rick Scarry
as District Attorney
George Ives
as Lloyd Garroway
Devon Cole Borisoff
as Swimming Boy
Mary Bogue
as Prisoner Visitor
Don Donati
as Pie Contest Timer
Arthur Reeves
as Flophouse Clerk
Michelle Weber
as Dancer
Randi Cee
Robert Loftin
Kenneth Hughes
Gordon Hart
Brenda Mae Hamilton
Lloyd Gordon
Leonard Crofoot
Rita Maye Bland
Audrey K. Baranishyn
Qyn Hughes
Rachel McDonald
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel
as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Craig Berenson
as Jail Guy (uncredited)
Joan Blair
as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould
as Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)
Paul G. Gray
as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
Cherilyn Hayres
as Swing Dancer (uncredited)
John Michael Higgins
as Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)
Pete Schrum
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Max Thayer
as Witness (uncredited)
Janis Jones
as Woman at Piano Recital (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
as Piano Recital Patron (uncredited)
Bob Shuttleworth
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Joel Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Editor
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Tricia Cooke
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi
Producer
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Donald Murphy
Script Supervisor
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Robert Graf
Associate Producer
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Joani Yarbrough
Key Hair Stylist
Michelle Wright
Executive In Charge Of Production
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Chris Gorak
Art Direction
John Cameron
Co-Producer
Tim Bevan
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul LeBlanc
Hair Designer
Fred Rosenberg
Dialogue Editor
Amy Schmiederer
Key Makeup Artist
Jerry Ross
Sound Editor
Lynne K. Eagan
Makeup Artist
Eugene Gearty
Sound Designer
Janek Sirrs
Visual Effects Supervisor
Thanks
Mohan Sawh
Señor Greazer
Li'l Greazer
Writer
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Supervisor
Carol F. Doran
Wigmaker
Renate Leuschner
Laverne Caracuzzi
Susan Mills
Hairstylist
David Diliberto
Post Production Supervisor
Unit Production Manager
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director
Rusty Mahmood
Second Second Assistant Director
Jonathan McGarry
Second Assistant Director
Damon Allison
Set Dresser
Scott Bobbitt
Leadman
Thomas E. Brown
Paint Coordinator
Adolfo Castanon
Greensman
David French
Sculptor
Kristen Gassner
Assistant Set Decoration
Ted Haigh
Graphic Designer
Lance Hammer
Assistant Art Director
Kearsley Higgins
Art Department Coordinator
Larry Laurent
Jeff Markwith
Set Designer
James P. Meehan
On Set Dresser
Sam Page
Art Department Assistant
Jeff Passanante
Construction Coordinator
Eric Ramirez
Cheryl Gould Strang
Benjamin Cheah
Foley Editor
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Peter Kurland
Production Sound Mixer
George A. Lara
Foley Mixer
Igor Nikolic
Assistant Sound Editor
Will Ralston
Foley Supervisor
Utility Sound
Larry Wineland
Apprentice Sound Editor
Alex Soto
Barry Beaulac
Special Effects Technician
Peter Chesney, Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Peter Chesney
Special Effects Supervisor
Tom Chesney
Emmet Kane
Special Effects Manager
Michael Roundy
Special Effects
Vaughn Williams
Roy Ceballos
Robert Pendergraft
Brian Penikas
Patrick Ballin
VFX Editor
Travis Baumann
Visual Effects Compositor
John Cassella
3D Artist
Nicolle Cornute
Rotoscoping Artist
Matt Dessero
Digital Effects Supervisor
Gary George
I/O Supervisor
Matt Magnolia
Visual Effects Coordinator
Diana Miao
Amanda Morrison
Jake Morrison
Amit Sethi
VFX Artist
Jonathan F. Styrlund
Digital Effects Producer
Daniel Sunwoo
Eric Weinschenk
Chris Wood
Roto Supervisor
Lloyd Lee Barnett
Digital Compositor
Ken Clark
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Erik Bernstein
Best Boy Electric
Josh Blakeslee
Second Assistant Camera
Will Dearborn
Camera Loader
Clinton Dougherty
Camera Operator
Robert Gray
Key Grip
Quinn Grove
Best Boy Grip
Bruce Hamme
Dolly Grip
Andy Harris
First Assistant Camera
J. Elizabeth Ingram
Camera Intern
Chris Napolitano
Rigging Gaffer
Edward R. Nedin
Mark R. Shultz
Key Rigging Grip
Martin Weight
Video Assist Operator
Paul David Williams
Randy Woodside
Chief Lighting Technician
James Barrett
Electrician
John S. Beyers
Lighting Technician
Billy Craft
Andrew Dumas
Jeff Durling
Raymond Gonzales
Rick Harris
Grip
Daisuke Dice Miyake
Sean Smith
Sondra James
ADR Voice Casting
Amanda Koblin
Casting Associate
Tracy Dixon
Extras Casting
Joseph Hicks
María Aguilar
Assistant Costume Designer
Cha Blevins
Costume Supervisor
Jenny Eagan
Set Costumer
Mila Hermanovski
Wardrobe Assistant
Cookie Lopez
Key Set Costumer
Guy Miracle
Costumer
Pablo Nantas
Tailor
Zhanna Tataryan
Danielle Valenciano
Christine Wada
Ager/Dyer
Lori Jean Sacks
Karyn Anon
Assistant Editor
Associate Editor
Catherine Farrell
Post Production Assistant
Vida Fitzgerald
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Neil A. Stelzner
France Myung Fagin
Assistant Location Manager
Kei Rowan-Young
Ned R. Shapiro
Location Manager
Pavel Štěrba
Conductor
Orchestrator
Michael Farrow
Scoring Mixer
Jonathan Feldman
Musician
Todd Kasow
Music Supervisor
Agim Krajka
Nicholas Cords
Karen Dreyfus
Aaron Heick
Elizabeth Lim
John Patitucci
Roger Rosenberg
Sara J. Seiver
William F. Luehm
Picture Car Coordinator
Timothy P. Ryan
Transportation Captain
Don Tardino
Transportation Coordinator
Bill Landrum
Choreographer
Jacqui Landrum
Mike Milliken
Color Timer
Nancy G. James
Craft Service
Jules Carideo
Assistant Production Coordinator
Karen Ruth Getchell
Production Coordinator
Smriti Mundhra
Production Secretary
Lynn Struiksma
Set Production Assistant
Kimberly Aguirre
Payroll Accountant
Cheryl Kurk
Production Accountant
Barbara-Ann Stein
Post Production Accountant
Karen Yokomizo
First Assistant Accountant
Gert Broekema
Props
Ritchie Kremer
Property Master
Gay Perello
Assistant Property Master
Larry Kaplan
Unit Publicist
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer