Luis Mandoki Director Kevin Costner Garret Blake Actor, Producer Robin Wright Theresa Osborne Actor Paul Newman Dodge Blake Actor John Savage Johnny Land Actor Illeana Douglas Lina Paul Actor Robbie Coltrane Charlie Toschi Actor Jesse James Jason Osborne Actor Bethel Leslie Marta Land Actor Tom Aldredge Hank Land Actor Viveka Davis Alva Actor Raphael Sbarge Andy Actor Richard Hamilton Chet Actor Rosemary Murphy Helen at the B&B Actor Steven Eckholdt David Osborne Actor Hayden Panettiere Girl on Sinking Boat Actor Marcello Robinson El Boy (uncredited) Actor Nicholas Sparks Writer, Writer Gerald Di Pego Screenwriter Denise Di Novi Producer Leslie Weisberg Associate Producer Jim Wilson Producer Richard Marx Original Music Sarah McLachlan Original Music Dennis Morgan Original Music Diane Warren Original Music Gabriel Yared Original Music Caleb Deschanel Cinematographer Steven Weisberg Film Editor Jeffrey Beecroft Production Design