"A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal."
Sean Penn
as Thomas Janes
Catherine McCormack
as Jean Janes
Elizabeth Hurley
as Adaline Gunne
Sarah Polley
as Maren Hontvedt
Josh Lucas
as Rich Janes
Ciarán Hinds
as Louis Wagner
Richard Donat
as Mr. Plaisted
Ulrich Thomsen
as John Hontvedt
Anders W. Berthelsen
as Evan Christenson
Joseph Rutten
as Judge
John Walf
as Defense Attorney
Katrin Cartlidge
as Karen Christenson
Vinessa Shaw
as Anethe Christenson
Adam Curry
as Emil Ingerbretson
John Maclaren
as Dr. Parsons
Rita Kvist
as Young Maren Christenson
Jan Tore Kristoffersen
as Young Evan Christenson
Catherine Kellner
as College Student
Karl Júlíusson
as Mr. Christenson
Peter Cobbold
as Priest
R. D. Call
as Coast Guard Officer
Richard Scobie
as Clerk
Murdock McDonald
as Bailiff
Kathryn Bigelow
Director
Anita Shreve
Novel
Alice Arlen
Screenplay
Christopher Kyle
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
Howard E. Smith
Editor
Mali Finn
Casting
Production Design
Mark Laing
Art Direction
Patricia Larman
Set Decoration
Marit Allen
Costume Design
Sarah Dunsworth
Third Assistant Director
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Producer
Deborah Ross
Title Designer
Korey J. Cauchon
Visual Effects
H. Dwight Raymond IV
Visual Effects Editor
Ted Ross
Special Effects Coordinator
Gary Coates
Special Effects Supervisor
David Webb
First Assistant Director
Felicity Bowring
Makeup Department Head
Nisha Dubey
Makeup Artist
Randy Gerston
Music Supervisor
Lisa Henson
Executive Producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Janet Yang
A. Kitman Ho
Unit Production Manager
Kayla Popp
Second Assistant Director
Sean Wimmer
Co-Producer
Christopher Zimmer
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunt Coordinator
Jamie Jones
Brenda Adams
Stunts
Erin Jarvis
Alison Reid
Alisa Christensen
Helen Scott
Marny Eng
Jessica Meyer
Mary Ann Stevens
Tom Farr
Curtis Parker
Scott Waugh
Thomas Hayslip
Production Supervisor
Arthur Coburn
Additional Editing
Samuel Craven
Maggie Thomas
Script Supervisor
Craig Haagensen
Camera Operator
Mark Cyre
First Assistant Camera
Neil Trafford
Second Assistant Camera
Forbes MacDonald
"B" Camera Operator
Noel Verhoog
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jeff Wheaton
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Christopher Reardon
Still Photographer
John Sherlock
Rachel Thompson
Camera Loader
Ian Worrall
Camera Trainee
Tod A. Maitland
Production Sound Mixer
Dennis Maitland
Jeffree Bloomer
Boom Operator
Dylan Harris-McDonald
First Assistant Art Direction
John Hencher
Second Assistant Art Director
Terry Quennell
Brandon Peterson
Storyboard Artist
Marianne Scriven
Assistant Set Decoration
Jason Shurko
Set Dresser
Katharine Evans
Set Buyer
Robert Grani
On Set Dresser
Thomas Saccio
Property Master
Daniel R. Bradette
Mike Wamboldt
Marine Coordinator
Art Baxter
Construction Coordinator
David Baxter
Construction Foreman
Stephan Brenier
Gabriele Schnutgen
Key Scenic Artist
Kevin Day
Gaffer
Jake Clarke
Best Boy Electrician
Terry Daly
Electrician
Robert Jewers
James Thibodeau
Jeff Daniel Adams
Key Grip
Kelcey Parker
Best Boy Grip
Tim Milligan
Dolly Grip
Martha Curry
Assistant Costume Designer
Jennifer Ellis
Wardrobe Assistant
Rachael Grant
Kim Ross
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Key Hair Stylist
Petra Schaumann
Hairstylist
Barbi Jollota
Assistant Hairstylist
Gary Swim
Location Manager
Margo Mosher
Assistant Location Manager
René Curley
Location Assistant
Anne Ford
Production Accountant
Natalie Harvey
First Assistant Accountant
Eva Marie MacGregor
Assistant Accountant
Colleen McMaster
Nick Iriwn
Cheryl Miller
Production Coordinator
Tracey Hatcher
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kim Stewart MacLennan
Production Secretary
Malve Petersmann
Second Second Assistant Director
Nancy Willen
Unit Publicist
Melanie Hodal
Devin Hillier
Set Production Assistant
Ernie Tremblay
Sheila Lane
Extras Casting
Bob Corff
Dialect Coach
Claire Corff
Clark R. Biesele
Special Effects
Chris Davis
Dan O'Grady
Post Production Supervisor
Lee Michael Searles
Stephen Koncelik
Post Production Assistant
Willow Craven
Joel Peterson
Patrick Dodd
Supervising Sound Editor
Jason George
ADR Supervisor
Lisle Engle
Sound Designer
Marc Fishman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lance Brown
David Grant
Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein
Thomas Jones
Susan Shin
Alan Freedman
ADR Mixer
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Choi
Benjamin Cook
Lucy Sustar
Foley Mixer
David Lee Fein
Foley Artist
Diane Marshall
Craig Jurkiewicz
Foley Editor
Chato Hill
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Getty
Joshua Winget
Music Editor
Alex Gibson
Melissa Deanne Feguson
Music Coordinator
Robin L. D'Arcy
Visual Effects Producer
Alison Savitch
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Coordinator