Martin Scorsese Director Daniel Day-Lewis Newland Archer Actor Michelle Pfeiffer Ellen Olenska Actor Winona Ryder May Welland Actor Richard E. Grant Larry Lefferts Actor Alec McCowen Sillerton Jackson Actor Geraldine Chaplin Mrs. Welland Actor Mary Beth Hurt Regina Beaufort Actor Miriam Margolyes Mrs. Mingott Actor Sîan Phillips Mrs. Archer Actor Michael Gough Henry van der Luyden Actor Alexis Smith Louisa van der Luyden Actor Norman Lloyd Mr. Letterblair Actor Jonathan Pryce Rivière Actor Robert Sean Leonard Ted Archer Actor Carolyn Farina Janey Archer Actor Edith Wharton Writer Jay Cocks Screenwriter Barbara De Fina Producer Elmer Bernstein Original Music Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer Thelma Schoonmaker Film Editing Ellen Lewis Casting Dante Ferretti Production Design Speed Hopkins Art Director Robert J. Franco Set Decoration Amy Marshall Set Decoration