
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Cast

Matthew Broderick
Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Denzel Washington
Pvt. Trip

Cary Elwes
Maj. Cabot Forbes

Morgan Freeman
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

Jihmi Kennedy
Pvt. Jupiter Sharts

Andre Braugher
Cpl. Thomas Searles

John Finn
Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy

Donovan Leitch
Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse

JD Cullum
Henry Sturgis Russell

Bob Gunton
Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Cliff DeYoung
Col. James M. Montgomery

Christian Baskous
Edward L. Pierce

RonReaco Lee
Mute Drummer Boy

Jay O. Sanders
Gen. George Crockett Strong

Alan North
Gov. John Albion Andrew

Richard Riehle
Quartermaster

Peter Michael Goetz
Francis George Shaw

Mark Margolis
10th Connecticut Soldier

Jane Alexander
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Paul Desmond
10th Connecticut Soldier
Rodger Williamson
Union Cavalryman

Michael Wayne Thomas
Soldier

Raymond St. Jacques
Frederick Douglass
Ted Rupel
Soldier
Roger Ragland
Cavalry Officer
Alejandro de Quesada
Confederate / Union Soldier
Shane Pinson
Confederate Soldier
Larry Peterson
Union Officer

Bill Nunn
Unknown
Matthew Murdzak
Captain
Barry J. Miller
Union / Confederate Soldier
William Mathis
Union Soldier
Rick Leisenring
Union Officer
Jay Lance
Union Soldier

Kevin Jarre
10th Connecticut Soldier

Kevin R. Hershberger
Confederate Soldier
Rachel Lea Grundfast
Ellen Shaw
Gary O. Crane
Union Cavalry

Sheila Cochran
Home dweller

Bill Chemerka
Confederate Officer

Carla Brothers
Charlotte Forten
Frank Blair
Darian Farmer
Joseph Alex
Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A
Richard Wright
10th Connecticut Soldier
Michael Fowler
10th Connecticut Soldier
Tom Barrington
10th Connecticut Soldier
Peter Grandfield
10th Connecticut Soldier
Mark A. Jones
54th Soldier
Saundra Dunson-Franks
Black Woman
Joan Riordan
White Woman

Bob Minor
Contraband Soldier
Raymond Godshall Jr.
Dr. Charles G. Thorpe

Marc Gowan
Dr. William B. Rogers

Dan Biggers
Minister
Keith Noble
Short Contraband

Afemo Omilami
Tall Contraband
Randell Haynes
Paymaster
Mark A. Levy
Bigoted Soldier

Ethan Phillips
Hospital Steward
Benji Wilhoite
Young Soldier
Pete Munro
Surgeon

Abdul Salaam El Razzac
'A' Company Soldier
Michael Guess
'A' Company Soldier

Daniel H. Jenkins
'A' Company Officer
Crew

Edward Zwick
Director

Kevin Jarre
Screenplay

Steven Rosenblum
Editor

Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Skip Cosper
First Assistant Director
Douglas Dean III
Second Assistant Director
Robert Rothbard
Second Assistant Director
Freddie Fields
Producer
Norman Garwood
Production Design
Jeff Moore
Camera Operator
Mary Colquhoun
Casting
Frank Perry Rose
Costume Supervisor

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Linda Peterson
Hairstylist
Elle Elliott
Hairstylist
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Department Head
Vera Yurtchuk
Makeup Artist
Francisco X. Pérez
Makeup Artist
David Wagreich
Second Unit Director of Photography
Keith Pain
Supervising Art Director
Andrew Precht
Assistant Art Director
Lon Bender
Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Laurel Doran
Foley
Dan O'Connell
Foley

Alicia Stevenson
Foley
Joseph A. Mayer
ADR Supervisor
Devon Heffley Curry
ADR Editor
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Syd Dutton
Visual Effects
Bill Taylor
Visual Effects

James Horner
Original Music Composer
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Bryce Guy Williams
Transportation Coordinator
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Marvin Salsberg
Construction Coordinator
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Nick Nelson
Electrician
Carl Johnson
Electrician

Eric Chambers
Stunts

Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts

Steve Kelso
Stunts

Nick Dimitri
Stunts

Tony Brubaker
Stunts

Manny Perry
Stunts

Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts

Ben Scott
Stunts

Bob Minor
Stunt Coordinator
Guy Barnes
Property Master
Pat Newcomb
Public Relations
Steven R. Mathis
Gaffer

Pieter Jan Brugge
Unit Production Manager

Patti Hawn
Publicist
Dan Webster
Art Direction
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