Steven Spielberg Director, Producer Morgan Freeman Joadson Actor Anthony Hopkins John Quincy Adams Actor Matthew McConaughey Baldwin Actor Nigel Hawthorne Martin Van Buren Actor Djimon Hounsou Cinque Actor David Paymer Secretary Forsyth Actor Pete Postlethwaite Holabird Actor Stellan Skarsgård Tappan Actor Anna Paquin Queen Isabella Actor Tomas Milian Calderon Actor Austin Pendleton Professor Gibbs Actor David Franzoni Writer Debbie Allen Producer, Original Song Bob Cooper Co-Executive Producer Bonnie Curtis Associate Producer Paul Deason Associate Producer Laurie MacDonald Executive Producer Walter F. Parkes Executive Producer Tim Shriver Co-Producer Colin Wilson Producer John Williams Original Music Janusz Kamiński Cinematographer Michael Kahn Film Editing Victoria Thomas Casting Rick Carter Production Design Christopher Burian-Mohr Art Director Tony Fanning Art Director William James Teegarden Art Director Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration Ruth E. Carter Costume Design