Keith Gordon Director, Screenwriter Ethan Hawke Sgt. Will Knott Actor Peter Berg Bud Miller Actor Kevin Dillon Cpl. Mel Avakian Actor Arye Gross Stan Shutzer Actor Gary Sinise Vance `'Mother'` Wilkins Actor Frank Whaley Paul `'Father'` Mundy Actor John C. McGinley Major Griffin Actor Larry Joshua Lieutenant Ware Actor David Jensen Sergeant Hunt Actor Curt Lowens Older German Soldier Actor Rachel Griffin Janice Actor Bill Borden Producer Dale Pollock Producer Marc Abraham Executive Producer Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer Tom Rosenberg Executive Producer Tom Richmond Cinematographer Don Brochu Film Editing Mark Isham Original Music David Nichols Production Design David Lubin Art Director Janis Lubin Set Decoration Barbara Tfank Costume Design Gary M. Zuckerbrod Casting