- Bill Paxton
- John Paul Vann
- Bo Eason
- Officer Tally
- William L. Mansey
- Officer Conroy
- Karina Logue
- Barmaid
- Amy Madigan
- Mary Jane Vann
- Robert L. Hull
- Bureaucrat Soldier
- Donal Logue
- Steven Burnett
- 'Josh' Somsak Orajan
- Vann's ARVN Driver
- Harve Presnell
- MACV General
- Robert John Burke
- Frank Drummond
- Bill Whelan
- Ron Dray
- Kay Tong Lim
- Colonel Cao Huynh Van
- Seng Kawee
- VC Leader
- Kajie Khan
- Madame Nhu
- Vivian Wu
- Lee
- Van Thoa Trinh
- VC Commander
- Richard Montgomery
- General's Aide
- Andrew Borba
- Reporter #1 - Nick
- Michael Markovitch
- Peter Vann Age 12
- John Patrick Markovitch
- Jesse Vann Age 9
- Kathleen Markovitch
- Patty Vann Age 7
- Richard DeRusha
- Protocol Officer
- Richard Libertini
- Marriage Counselor
- James Bigwood
- Office Manager
- Ed Lauter
- General Weyand
- Kurtwood Smith
- General Westmoreland
- Eric Bogosian
- Doug Elders
- Jon Marsh
- British Reporter
- Les Mau
- Colonel Dinh
- David Warshofsky
- Terry Pike
- Thanh Nguyen
- ARVN Translator
- Xuyen Dangers
- The School Teacher
- Tom Hong
- ARVN Captain
- Wannipa 'Aoi' Navapan
- Child's Mother
- Pichariva Narakbunchai
- Annie
- Somboon Phutaroth
- The Housekeeper
- Phillip Roope
- Red Cross Man
- Graham 'Grace' Walker
- Pastor
- Robert Miranda
- Vann's Cousin
- Colin D. Smith
- American Commander
- Jim Pearson
- Army Sergeant
- John Higgins
- CIA Man
- Vu Dinh Nguyen
- Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Ba
- Chang Ching Peng Chaplin
- Annie's Father
- Apichart Chusakul
- Sergeant Muek
- James Rebhorn
- Ambassador
- Robert Pross
- Reporter #2 - Bobby
- Robert J. Szempruch
- Vann's Helicopter Pilot
- Chris Webster
- Vann's Aide
- John Lafayette
- Major Jones
- Rory J. Aylward
- Bomber Command
- Todd Sible
- Jesse Vann Age 19
- Les JN Mau
- Colonel Dinh
- Bill Monsour
- American GI
- Kris Von Habsburg
- A Us Soldier
- Billy Whelan
- Ron Dray
- Susan Noel Benfatto
- Picnic Lady
- Greg Bronson
- Mourner
- Walter Cronkite
- Self - Reports on Ia Drang Battle
- Erich Fleshman
- American GI
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Self - Sends Troops to Vietnam
- Ngoc Loan Nguyen
- Self - Shoots VC Suspect
- Richard Nixon
- Self - During 1968 Campaign
- Phong Atwood Vo
- Peasant
