Alfonso Cuarón Director Ethan Hawke Finnegan 'Finn' Bell Actor Gwyneth Paltrow Estella Actor Hank Azaria Walter Plane Actor Chris Cooper 'Uncle' Joe Actor Anne Bancroft Ms. Nora Dinsmoor Actor Robert De Niro Prisoner Arthur Lustig Actor Josh Mostel Jerry Ragno Actor Kim Dickens Maggie Bell Actor Nell Campbell Erica Thrall Actor Gabriel Mann Owen Actor Jeremy James Kissner Finnegan Bell at Age 10 Actor Raquel Beaudene Estella at Age 10 Actor Stephen Spinella Carter Macleish Actor Charles Dickens Writer Mitch Glazer Screenwriter Deborah Lee Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager Art Linson Producer John Linson Co-Producer Patrick Doyle Original Music and Songs Emmanuel Lubezki Cinematographer Steven Weisberg Film Editing Jill Greenberg Casting Tony Burrough Production Design John Kasarda Art Director Susan Bode Set Decoration Judianna Makovsky Costume Design Cheryl Quarantiello Unit Production Manager Jim Bigham Production Supervisor Thomas A. Reilly First Assistant Director Angel De Angelis Key Hair Stylist Cecilia Verardi Key Makeup Artist