Wolfgang Petersen Director George Clooney Captain Billy Tyne Actor Mark Wahlberg Bobby Shatford Actor John C. Reilly Dale "Murph" Murphy Actor Diane Lane Christina "Chris" Cotter Actor William Fichtner David "Sully" Sullivan Actor John Hawkes Mike "Bugsy" Moran Actor Allen Payne Alfred Pierre Actor Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Linda Greenlaw Actor Karen Allen Melissa Brown Actor Cherry Jones Edie Bailey Actor Bob Gunton Alexander McAnally III Actor Christopher McDonald Todd Gross Actor Dash Mihok Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell Actor Josh Hopkins Capt. Daryl Ennis Actor Michael Ironside Bob Brown Actor Rusty Schwimmer Irene Actor Janet Wright Ethel Shatford Actor Sebastian Junger Writer William D. Wittliff Screenwriter Erica Edell Phillips Costume Design Ernie Bishop Set Decoration Bruce Crone Art Director Charles Butcher Art Director William Sandell Production Design Jane Jenkins Casting Janet Hirshenson Casting Richard Francis-Bruce Film Editing John Seale Cinematographer James Horner Original Music Paula Weinstein Producer Brian McNulty Associate Producer Barry Levinson Executive Producer Gail Katz Producer Duncan Henderson Executive Producer Alan B. Curtiss Associate Producer