Edward Zwick Director Matthew Broderick Col. Robert Gould Shaw Actor Denzel Washington Pvt. Trip Actor Morgan Freeman Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins Actor Cary Elwes Maj. Cabot Forbes Actor Jihmi Kennedy Pvt. Jupiter Sharts Actor Andre Braugher Cpl. Thomas Searles Actor John Finn Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy Actor Alan North Gov. John Albion Andrew Actor Bob Gunton Gen. Harker Actor Cliff DeYoung Col. James M. Montgomery Actor Christian Baskous Edward L. Pierce Actor Jay O. Sanders Gen. George Crockett Strong Actor Richard Riehle Kendric, quatermaster Actor Mark A. Levy Bigoted soldier Actor Jane Alexander Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw (uncredited) Actor Raymond St. Jacques Frederick Douglass (uncredited) Actor Kevin Jarre Screenwriter Freddie Fields Producer James Horner Original Music Fred Francis Cinematographer Steven Rosenblum Film Editing Norman Garwood Production Design Dan Webster Art Director Skip Cosper First Assistant Director Garrett Lewis Set Decoration Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Costume Design Mary Colquhoun Casting