Cast & Crew

Directed by

Edward Zwick
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Kevin Jarre
(screenplay)
Lincoln Kirstein
(book)
Peter Burchard
(book)
Robert Gould Shaw
(letters)

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 Jr.
Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
JD Cullum
Henry Sturgis Russell
Alan North
Gov. John Albion Andrew
Bob Gunton
Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
Cliff De Young
Col. James M. Montgomery
Christian Baskous
Edward L. Pierce
RonReaco Lee
Mute Drummer Boy
Jay O. Sanders
Gen. George Crockett Strong
Richard Riehle
Quartermaster
Daniel Jenkins
'A' Company Officer
Michael Guess
'A' Company Soldier
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
'A' Company Soldier
Peter Michael Goetz
Francis George Shaw
Pete Munro
Surgeon
Benji Wilhoite
Young Soldier
Ethan Phillips
Hospital Steward
Mark A. Levy
Bigoted Soldier
Randell Haynes
Paymaster
Afemo Omilami
Tall Contraband
Keith Noble
Short Contraband
Dan Biggers
Minister
Marc Gowan
Dr. William B. Rogers
Raymond Godshall Jr.
Dr. Charles G. Thorpe
Bob Minor
Contraband Soldier
Joan Riordan
White Woman
Saundra Dunson-Franks
Black Woman
Mark A. Jones
54th Soldier
Peter Grandfield
10th Connecticut Soldier
Mark Margolis
10th Connecticut Soldier
Paul Desmond
10th Connecticut Soldier
Tom Barrington
10th Connecticut Soldier
Michael Fowler
10th Connecticut Soldier
Richard 'Dub' Wright
10th Connecticut Soldier
Joseph Alex
Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A
Jane Alexander
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Mario Biazzo
Slave
Frank Blair
Darian Farmer
Carla Brothers
Charlotte Forten
Thomas Callahan
Soldier
Bill Chemerka
Confederate Officer
Sheila Cochran
Home dweller
Gary O. Crane
Union Cavalry
Tony Freeman
Young Black Soldier
Rachel Lea Grundfast
Ellen Shaw
Kevin R. Hershberger
Confederate Soldier
Kevin Jarre
10th Connecticut Soldier
Jay Lance
Union Soldier
Rick Leisenring
Union Officer
William Mathis
Union Soldier
Barry J. Miller
Union / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Matthew Murdzak
Captain
Bill Nunn
(uncredited)
Larry Peterson
Union Officer
Shane Pinson
Confederate Soldier
Alejandro de Quesada
Confederate / Union Soldier (uncredited)
Roger Ragland
Cavalry Officer
Ted Rupel
Soldier
Raymond St. Jacques
Frederick Douglass
Michael Wayne Thomas
Soldier
Eric Torvi
Young Robert Gould Shaw
Rodger Williamson
Union Cavalryman

Produced by

Pieter Jan Brugge
co-producer
Sarah Caplan
associate producer
Freddie Fields
producer (produced by)
P.K. Fields
associate producer (as P.K. Fields Zimmerman)
Ray Herbeck Jr.
associate producer

Music by

James Horner
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Freddie Francis
director of photography

Editing by

Steven Rosenblum
(edited by)

Casting By

Mary Colquhoun
(casting by)

Production Design by

Norman Garwood

Art Direction by

Keith Pain
supervising art director
Dan Webster

Set Decoration by

Garrett Lewis

Costume Design by

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Makeup Department

Everett Burrell
makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions
Elle Elliott
key hair stylist (as Elle Elliot)
Carl Fullerton
makeup department supervisor
Julian Ledger
makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions
Linda Peterson
hair stylist
Ron Pipes
makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Ron Pipes II)
Francisco X. Pérez
key makeup artist (as Frank Carrisosa)
Sean Rodgers
makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions
Mike Trcic
makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Michael Trcic)
Chris Yagher
makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Mark C. Yagher)
Kevin Yagher
makeup effects creator
Vera Yurtchuk
makeup artist

Production Management

Pieter Jan Brugge
unit production manager
Carol Dantuono
post-production supervisor (as Carol Dantuono Blake)
Tom Luse
assistant unit production manager
Ted Zachary
executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Vebe Borge
second assistant director: second unit
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
second assistant director: second unit (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Karen Estelle Collins
additional second assistant director (as Karen E. Collins)
Skip Cosper
first assistant director
Louis D'Esposito
first assistant director: second unit
Douglas Dean III
second assistant director (as Douglas F. Dean III)
Dan Lerner
second unit director
Douglas S. Ornstein
second assistant director: second unit (as Doug Ornstein)
Robert Rothbard
second assistant director
Richard 'Dub' Wright
additional second assistant director (as Richard Wayde Wright)

Art Department

Guy Barnes
property master
Tony Belmonte
drapery
Kelly Farrah
assistant property master
Bobby Joe Garren
greens foreman (as Bobby Garren)
Doug C. Lewis
assistant property master (as Douglas C. Lewis)
Mike Margaros
labor foreman
Ben Massi
paint foreman (as Benny P. Massi)
Bernard Alan McPherson
construction foreman (as Bernie McPherson)
Alan Munro
production illustrator
Andrew Precht
assistant art director
John Root
sign painter
Marvin Salsberg
construction coordinator
Jeff Spellerberg
assistant property master
Mark Woods
leadman
Dave Barnes
art production assistant (uncredited)
Peter C. Clarke
prop assistant (uncredited)
Ken Counts
set constructor (uncredited)
Robert Engle
set dresser (uncredited)
Patrick Fuhrman
set dresser (uncredited)
K. Drew Fuller
carpenter (uncredited)
Paul Vincent Fusco
props (uncredited)
Jody Gaber
art department coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Garrett
set dresser (uncredited)
Margaret Hungerford
assistant property master (uncredited)
Amy McGary
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Bill Abbott
digital sound effects recordist / sound mixer: second unit
Albert Aquino
boom operator
Robert Batha
assistant sound editor
Bob Beher
assistant sound editor (as Robert Behr)
Lon Bender
re-recording mixer (as Lon E. Bender) / sound designer (as Lon E. Bender)
Weldon Brown
adr mixer
James Cavarretta
dubbing recordist (as Jim Cavarretta)
Laurel Doran
foley artist
Dean Drabin
foley mixer
Sukey Fontelieu
foley supervisor
George Fredrick
sound editor
Scott Martin Gershin
sound editor
Avram D. Gold
sound editor (as Avram Gold)
Kevin Hearst
sound editor
Devon Heffley Curry
adr editor (as Devon Heffley-Curry)
Chris Hogan
digital sound editor: weapons
Alan Holly
foley mixer
Jack Keller
dubbing recordist
Chet Leonard
cableman
Steve Mann
sound editor
Joseph A. Mayer
adr supervisor (as Joe Mayer)
Therese McLaughlin
audio description narrator
Lisa Miller
assistant sound editor
Donald O. Mitchell
re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell
foley artist (as J. Dan O'Connell)
Kelly Oxford
assistant sound editor (as Kelley Oxford)
Dan M. Rich
sound editor (as Dan Rich)
Bill Rojas
Sound Consultant
Gregg Rudloff
re-recording mixer (as Gregg C. Rudloff)
Frank Smathers
sound editor
David Spence
sound editor
Wylie Stateman
digital sound effects recordist
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
Kim Waugh
digital sound effects recordist
Russell Williams II
production sound mixer (as Russell Williams)
Marshall Winn
sound editor (as Marshall Wynn)
David W. Alstadter
foley mixer (uncredited)
Phil Hadaway
sound recording engineer (uncredited)
Mark Lanza
sound editor (uncredited)
John Motyer
voiceover recordist (uncredited)
David Young
digital sound technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Phil Cory
special effects coordinator
Hans Metz
special effects supervisor (as Han's Metz)
David Simmons
special effects supervisor (as Dave Simmons)
Ray Svedin
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Syd Dutton
special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
Bill Taylor
special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.

Stunts

John Ashby
stunt player
Bruce Paul Barbour
stunt player (as Bruce Barbour)
Alonzo Brown Jr.
stunt player
Alex Brown
stunt player
Tony Brubaker
stunt player
Harold Burns
stunt player
Hank Calia
stunt player
Eric Chambers
stunt player
Carl Ciarfalio
stunt player
Danny Costa
stunt player
Scott Dale
stunt player
Gregg Dandridge
stunt player (as Greg Dandridge)
Vince Deadrick Sr.
stunt player
Nick Dimitri
stunt player
Greg Wayne Elam
stunt player (as Greg Elam)
Ousaun Elam
stunt player
George Fisher
stunt player
Ralph Garrett
stunt player
Jerry Gatlin
stunt player
Dale Gibson
stunt player
Dick Hancock
stunt player
Clifford Happy
stunt player
Bill Hart
stunt player
Orwin C. Harvey
stunt player (as Orwin Harvey)
Eddie Hice
stunt player
Johnny Hock
stunt player (as John Hock Conrad)
Terry Jackson
stunt player
Terry James
stunt player
Jeff Jensen
stunt player
Mike Johnson
stunt player
Harold Jones
stunt player
Melvin Jones
stunt player
Steve Kelso
stunt player
Wayne King
stunt player
Paul M. Lane
stunt player
Lane Leavitt
stunt player
Al Lee
stunt player
Irving E. Lewis
stunt player (as Irving Lewis)
Danny Mabry
stunt player
Eric Mansker
stunt player
Anderson Martin
stunt player
Rusty McClennon
stunt player
Bufort McClerkins
stunt player
Dwayne McGee
stunt player
Bill McIntosh
stunt player
Jimmy Medearis
stunt player
Bob Minor
stunt coordinator
Rita Minor
stunt player
Bennie Moore
stunt player
Perry Nichols
stunt player
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt player (as E. Palmisano)
Manny Perry
stunt player (as Manuel Perry)
Jeff Ramsey
stunt player
Mario Roberts
stunt player
Ben Scott
stunt player
John-Clay Scott
stunt player
Mel Scott
stunt player
John Sherrod
stunt player
Al Simon
stunt player
Lincoln Simonds
stunt player
Jeff Smolek
stunt player
Neil Summers
stunt player
R.L. Tolbert
stunt player
Tierre Turner
stunt player
William Upton
stunt player
Rock A. Walker
stunt player (as Rock Walker)
Marvin Walters
stunt player
Richard Washington
stunt player
Brian J. Williams
stunt player
Guss Williams
stunt player (as Gerard Williams)
James Winburn
stunt player (as Jim Winburn)
Gene Witham
stunt player
Ray Woodfork
stunt player
Kevin Beard
stunts (uncredited)
Robert Giardina
stunts (uncredited)
Randy Tharpe
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ralph Brandofino
assistant camera: "b" camera
Allan Bullard
grip: second unit (as Alan Bullard)
Keith Bunting
grip
Andrew Casey
second assistant camera: second unit
Don Cerrone
key grip
Marie Cosindas
special photographer
Stephen Crawford
best boy electric (as Steve Crawford)
Vito DePalma
second assistant camera
James P. Dolan
gaffer: second unit (as J.P. Dolan)
Fred H. Dresch
electrician (as Fred Dresch)
Bobby Earnhardt
electrician (as Robert Earnhardt)
Michael Fedack
dolly grip
Larry Huston
first assistant camera: second unit
Carl Johnson
electrician
Stan Keitt
second assistant camera: second unit
Steven Mann
first assistant camera (as Steven 'Manny' Mann)
Steve Mathis
gaffer (as Steven Mathis)
Jeff Moore
camera operator: "b" camera
Merrick Morton
still photographer
Vinnie Nappo
best boy electric: second unit (as Vincent Nappo)
Nick Nelson
electrician
Wade O'Connor
grip
Briggs Palmer
first assistant camera: second unit
Douglas Pellegrino
assistant camera: "b" camera (as Doug Pellegrino)
Charles Quinlivan
best boy grip
C. Alan Rawlins
grip
Riko Schatke
grip (as Riko R. Schatke)
George Skelly
key grip: second unit
C. Ashley Sudge
grip: second unit (as Ashley Sudge)
David Wagreich
director of photography: second unit
Joe D'Alessandro
assistant camera (uncredited)
John R. Kaplan
grip: Boston unit (uncredited)
David Larue
grip (uncredited)
Brett Laumann
electrician (uncredited)
Larry McConkey
steadicam operator (uncredited)
Scot A. Nederman-Paul
camera loader: David Anderson's TV sequence versions (uncredited)
Scott Webb
electrician (uncredited)
William M. Weberg
grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Billy Dowd
extras casting coordinator
Shay Griffin
casting: Atlanta
Avy Kaufman
casting assistant (as Avy Kausman)
Donna Larson
casting assistant
Patty Collinge
Local Casting (uncredited)
Billy Dowd
extras casting (uncredited)
Carolyn Pickman
Local Casting (uncredited)
Cynthia Stillwell
extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Frank Perry Rose
costume supervisor (as Frank Rose)
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
key costumer: men (as Paul Simmons)
Betty Jean Slater
key costumer: women
Michael T. Boyd
costumer (uncredited)
Layne Brightwell
costumer (uncredited)
L. Robert Stanfield
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Battle Davis
additional editor (as T. Battle Davis)
Tracey Featherston
assistant editor
Robert Frazen
assistant editor
Martha Huntley
assistant editor
Bob Noland
color timer
Brent White
assistant editor
Richard Garibaldi
home video mastering colorist (uncredited)

Location Management

Sheila Allen
assistant location manager
John B. Griffin
location manager
Ned R. Shapiro
location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

The Boys Choir of Harlem
choir
Jim Henrikson
music editor
Jerry Kadovitz
assistant music editor
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer
Walter J. Turnbull
founder/conductor: The Boys Choir of Harlem (as Dr. Walter J. Turnbull)
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Dale Anderson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe and English horn (uncredited) / musician: solo English horn (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music preparation (uncredited)
Karen Wilson Harper
off-camera singer (uncredited)
Ron Hicklin
vocal contractor (uncredited)
James Horner
conductor (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Susan McLean
scoring recordist (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Bob Sanders
musician: tuba (uncredited) / trombone (uncredited)
Phyllis St. James
singer (uncredited)
Sally Stevens
singer (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sidney Gecker
script supervisor: second unit (as Sid Gecker)
Connie Papineau
script supervisor
Marshall Herskovitz
script revisions (uncredited)
Edward Zwick
script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

John Orlebeck
transportation captain
Bryce Guy Williams
transportation coordinator (as Bryce Williams)
Albert B. Cooper IV
transportation (uncredited)
Roy A. Grace
driver (uncredited) / unit driver (uncredited)
Chris Sibert
production driver (uncredited)
L. Robert Stanfield
driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew

B.H. Barry
battle consultant
Stan Bielowicz
first aid
Kathie Broyles
title designer
Karen Gordon
production accountant
Peter Grandfield
production assistant
Patti Hawn
publicist
Jeannie Jeha
production coordinator
Patrice A. Kiley
production secretary: Georgia
Kelly K. Learman
assistant: Mr. Fields
Maurice Lospinoso
craft service
Jimmy Medearis
boss wrangler
Pat Newcomb
public relations
Doris Newman-Layne
production coordinator (as Doris Newman Layne)
Jeffrey A. Okun
title designer (as Jeff Okun)
Pattee Roedig
assistant production accountant
Paul Rousakis
production assistant
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
Gwen Taylor-Stacy
assistant production accountant
Paul Warner
assistant: Mr. Zwick (as Paul W. Warner)
J. Walt Waters
production assistant
J. David Williams
financier
Peter Anthony Andrews
production consultant (uncredited)
Boris Beaubien
manager: Technicolor Information Services (uncredited) / technician: Technicolor Information Services (uncredited)
Sheila Cochran
patron (uncredited)
Lynn K. D'Angona
production assistant (uncredited)
Louise Del Araujo
production assistant (uncredited)
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank
historical consultant (uncredited)
John Guss
historical technical assistant (uncredited) / stand-in: Cary Elwes (uncredited)
Mary Cay Hollander
pre-production coordinator (uncredited)
Anthony S. Johnson
adr loop group (uncredited)
Dane Pizzuti Krogman
technical advisor (uncredited)
Barry J. Miller
stand-in: Richard Riehle (uncredited)
Roger Ragland
armorer: cannons (uncredited)
Andy Redmond
historical technical assistant (uncredited)
Rodney Saulsberry
adr loop group (uncredited)
Leon Watkins
stand-in (uncredited)
Kevin R. Young
assistant re-enactor coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

Norman Bielowicz
special thanks: Georgia Film Commission (as Mr. Norman Bielowicz)
Patricia Broderick
special thanks
Wesley Buford
special thanks
Mark Edwards
acknowledgment: 4th U.S. Colored Troops
Dale Fetzer
acknowledgment: Historical Impressions, Inc.
Shelby Foote
special thanks
Ray Giron
acknowledgment: Ft. McIntosh Armory (as Dr. Ray Giron)
William Gwaltney
acknowledgment: The National Park Service
Ardie Ivy
special thanks: vice chancellor, UCLA
Tom Kaufman
special thanks: special assistant to the mayor (as Mr. Tom Kaufman)
J. Leonard Ledbetter
special thanks: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Steve Lillard
acknowledgment: The Blue-Grey Army Artillery Battalion
Karl Luthin
acknowledgment: 7th Illinois Cavalry, Inc. (as Dr. Karl Luthin)
Arthur Mendonza
special thanks: city manager (as Mr. Arthur Mendonza)
Ron Nichols
acknowledgment: First Arkansas Regt. of African Descent
Mike Riley
special thanks: Georgia Film Commission (as Mr. Mike Riley)
John P. Rousakis
special thanks (as Mayor John P. Rousakis)
Scott Smith
acknowledgment: Old Fort Jackson, Savannah, GA.
Richard F. Snow
special thanks: American Heritage
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