Robert Markowitz Director Laurence Fishburne Hannibal Lee Actor Allen Payne Walter Peoples Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner Leroy Cappy Actor Courtney B. Vance Lt. Glenn Actor Andre Braugher Benjamin O. Davis Actor Christopher McDonald Major Joy Actor John Lithgow Senator Conyers Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Billy Roberts Actor Mekhi Phifer Lewis Johns Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly Col. Rogers Actor Rosemary Murphy Eleanor Roosevelt Actor William Earl Ray Tank Actor Perry Moore Reggie Newton Actor Paris Qualles Screenwriter Trey Ellis Screenwriter Ron Hutchinson Screenwriter Bill Carraro Producer, Producer Frank Price Executive Producer Ron Orieux Cinematographer David Beatty Film Editing Lee Holdridge Original Music Christiaan Wagener Production Design Russell J. Smith Art Director Ernie Bishop Set Decoration Ileane Meltzer Costume Design Robi Reed Casting