 | Emily Watson als Bess McNeill |
 | Stellan Skarsgård als Jan Nyman |
 | Katrin Cartlidge als Dodo McNeill |
 | Jean-Marc Barr als Terry |
 | Adrian Rawlins als Dr. Richardson |
 | Jonathan Hackett als Priest |
 | Sandra Voe als Mother |
 | Udo Kier als Sadistic Sailor |
 | Mikkel Gaup als Pits |
 | Roef Ragas als Pim |
| Robert Robertson als Chairman |
| Phil McCall als Grandfather |
| Desmond Reilly als An Elder |
| Sarah Gudgeon als Sybilla |
 | Finlay Welsh als Coroner |
| David Gallacher als Glasgow Doctor |
| Ray Jeffries als Man on Bus |
| Owen Kavanagh als Man at Lighthouse |
| Bob Docherty als Man on Boat |
 | David Bateson als Young Sailor |
| Callum Cuthbertson als Radio Operator |
 | Gavin Mitchell als Police Officer 1 |
| Brian Smith als Police Officer 2 |
| Iain Agnew als Praying Man 1 |
| Charles Kearney als Praying Man 2 |
| Steven Leach als Praying Man 3 |
 | Dorte Rømer als Nurse |
| Anthony J. O'Donnell als Boy 1 |
| John Wark als Boy 2 |
| Ronnie McKellaig als Precentor |
| Peter Bensted als Ugly Man (voice) |
| Simon Towler Jorfald als Boy in Film (voice) |
| Klaus Hjuler als Paramedic (uncredited) |
| Lars von Trier | Director |
| Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Anders Refn | Editor |
| Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Producer |
| Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Vibeke Windeløv | Producer |
| Peter van Vogelpoel | Co-Producer |
| Marianne Slot | Co-Producer |
| Rob Langestraat | Co-Producer |
| Lars Jönsson | Executive Producer |
| Axel Helgeland | Co-Producer |
| Lars von Trier | Writer |
| Peter Asmussen | Co-Writer |
| Eric Kress | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Jean-Paul Meurisse | Camera Operator |
| Karl Júlíusson | Production Design |
| Manon Rasmussen | Costume Design |
| Sanne Gravfort | Makeup Artist |
| Dorota Horonska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Morten Jacobsen | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Jennifer Jorfaid | Makeup Artist |
| Anja Dahl | Makeup Artist |
| Tove Jystrup | Post Production Supervisor |
| Leif Mohlin | Production Manager |
| Lene Nielsen | Unit Production Manager |
| Morten Arnfred | First Assistant Director |
| Kristoffer Nyholm | Second Unit Director |
| David Pirie | Co-Writer |
| Poul Erik Andersen | Carpenter |
| Jonas Alexander Arnby | Assistant Property Master |
| Morten Constantineanu Bak | Graphic Designer |
| Mogens Craner | Carpenter |
| Peter Grant | Property Master |
| Leo Jørgart | Construction Manager |
| John Knight | Props |
| Jørgen Krogh | Painter |
| Nini Mandal | Props |
| René Pejl | Lead Painter |
| Simone Grau Roney | Props |
| Søren Simonsen | Painter |
| Torben Skalleræk | Carpenter |
| Thomas Westi | Carpenter |
| Rasmus With | Assistant Property Master |
| Kristian Eidnes Andersen | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Hans Møller | Dialogue Editor |
| Julien Naudin | Foley Artist |
| Peter Schultz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ad Stoop | Boom Operator |
| Per Streit | Sound Designer |
| Per Streit | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lars Kolding Andersen | Special Effects |
| Søren Buus | Visual Effects Editor |
| Niels Valentin Dal | Visual Effects Editor |
| Steen Lyders Hansen | Visual Effects Editor |
| Terry Forrestal | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lasse Spang Olsen | Stunts |
| Leif Barney Fick | Gaffer |
| Thomas Holm Deleurang | Clapper Loader |
| Steve Holtson | Video Assist Operator |
| Fredrik Kihl | Video Assist Operator |
| Rolf Konow | Still Photographer |
| Søren Johannes Meyer | Electrician |
| Christopher Porter | Gaffer |
| Per Fredrik Skiöld | Assistant Camera |
| Pim Tjujerman | Focus Puller |
| Morten Ziersen | Video Assist Operator |
| Anne Campbell | Extras Casting |
| Rie Hedegaard | Casting |
| Ruth Tarko | Additional Casting |
| Binkie Darling | Costumer |
| Anne-Marie Gudnitz | Costume Assistant |
| Anders Johannes Bukh | Assistant Editor |
| Patrick Dreyfus | Color Timer |
| Olivier Fontenay | Color Timer |
| Marianne Jerris | Negative Cutter |
| Tine Grew Pfeiffer | Post Production Assistant |
| Anthony Dod Mantle | Location Scout |
| Morten Kleener | Location Manager |
| Peter Øvig Knudsen | Location Scout |
| Janet Riddoch | Location Manager |
| Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen | Musician |
| Ulrik Corlin | Musician |
| Jan Harboe | Musician |
| Tom Harboe | Music Consultant |
| Tom Harboe | Musician |
| Joachim Holbek | Music Arranger |
| Joachim Holbek | Orchestrator |
| Christian Steenstrup | Musician |
| Mark Warrick | Music Producer |
| Ray Williams | Executive Music Producer |
| Ulrik Corlin | Music Arranger |
| Jan Harboe | Music Arranger |
| Tom Harboe | Music Arranger |
| Kirsten Bonnén Rask | Script Consultant |
| Linda Daae | Continuity |
| Tómas Gislason | Script Consultant |
| Frank Weinberger | Driver |
| Anna Anthony | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Stephen Burt | Production Runner |
| Louise Cross | Casting Assistant |
| Charlotte Giannetta | Catering |
| John Goodwin | Production Runner |
| Christel Hammer | Public Relations |
| Rasmus Heisterberg | Production Runner |
| Casper Holm | Production Assistant |
| Henrik Jongdahl | Title Designer |
| Ann Køj | Production Accountant |
| Christine MacLean | Production Consultant |
| Elspeth MacNaughton | Dialogue Coach |
| Nanna Mailand-Mercado | Production Assistant |
| Ghita Norrekjær | Production Accountant |
| Hanne Palmquist | Public Relations |
| Charlotte Pedersen | Producer's Assistant |
| Tine Grew Pfeiffer | Production Assistant |
| Ricki Rasmussen | Production Runner |
| Ann Vognsen | Production Accountant |
| Glenn Weinold | Production Runner |
| Grethe Wejlgaard | Medical Consultant |
| Shirley Clarke | Thanks |
| Charlie Lowry Henderson | In Memory Of |
| Simon Platz | Thanks |
