Lars von Trier Director, Writer Nicole Kidman Grace Margaret Mulligan Actor Harriet Andersson Gloria Actor Lauren Bacall Ma Ginger Actor Jean-Marc Barr The Man with the Big Hat Actor Paul Bettany Tom Edison Actor Blair Brown Mrs. Henson Actor James Caan The Big Man Actor Patricia Clarkson Vera Actor Jeremy Davies Bill Henson Actor Ben Gazzara Jack McKay Actor Philip Baker Hall Tom Edison Sr. Actor Siobhan Fallon Hogan Martha Actor John Hurt Narrator Željko Ivanek Ben Actor Udo Kier The Man in the Coat Actor Cleo King Olivia Actor Miles Purinton Jason Actor Bill Raymond Mr. Henson Actor Shauna Shim June Actor Stellan Skarsgård Chuck Actor Chloë Sevigny Liz Henson Actor Gillian Berrie Co-Producer Lene Børglum Co-Executive Producer Antonio Vivaldi Non-Original Music Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematographer Molly Marlene Stensgaard Film Editing Peter Grant Production Design Manon Rasmussen Costume Design Vibeke Windeløv Producer