 | Marlon Brando als Emiliano Zapata |
 | Jean Peters als Josefa |
 | Anthony Quinn als Eufemio Zapata |
 | Joseph Wiseman als Fernando |
 | Arnold Moss als Don Nacio |
 | Alan Reed als Pancho Villa |
 | Margo als Soldadera |
 | Harold Gordon als Madero |
 | Lou Gilbert als Pablo |
 | Frank Silvera als Huerta |
 | Fay Roope als Diaz |
 | Florenz Ames als Senor Espejo |
 | Richard Garrick als Old General |
 | Mildred Dunnock als Senora Espejo |
 | Abner Biberman als Captain (uncredited) |
 | Henry Silva als Hernandez (uncredited) |
| Jack Carr als Huerta's Aide (uncredited) |
| Joseph Granby als General Fuentes (uncredited) |
 | Rico Alaniz als Guard (uncredited) |
| Daniel Armijo als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Ross Bagdasarian als Officer (uncredited) |
| Salvador Baguez als Soldier (uncredited) |
| John F. Bray als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Enrique Cabrera als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Edward Colmans als Secretary (uncredited) |
| Miguel Contreras als Mexican (uncredited) |
 | Henry Corden als Senior Officer (uncredited) |
| Joe Dominguez als Manuel (uncredited) |
 | Larry Duran als Young Farmer in Opening (uncredited) |
 | Fernanda Eliscu als Fuentes' Wife (uncredited) |
| Robert Filmer als Captain of Rurales (uncredited) |
| William Frescas als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| David Fresco als Guard (uncredited) |
| Leonard George als Husband (uncredited) |
 | Bernie Gozier als Zapatista (uncredited) |
 | Joe Herrera als Rurale (uncredited) |
| Ruben Holquin als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Harry Kingston als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Marc Krah als Officer (uncredited) |
 | Will Kuluva als Lazaro (uncredited) |
 | George J. Lewis als Rurale Officer (uncredited) |
| Paul Lopez als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Peter Mamakos als Soldier (uncredited) |
| Tiger Joe Marsh als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Charles Martinez als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Yolanda Mirelez als Girl (uncredited) |
| Alex Montoya als Rurale (uncredited) |
| Julia Montoya als Wife (uncredited) |
| Daniel Nunez als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Nestor Paiva als New General (uncredited) |
 | Kumar Pallana als Soldier (uncredited) |
| James Porta als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Eustorgio Ramon als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Pedro Regas als Innocente (uncredited) |
 | Ric Roman als Manager (uncredited) |
 | Fred Sadoff als Soldier (uncredited) |
| Juan Saenz als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Danny Sands als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Henri Sidoni als Driver (uncredited) |
| Marc Snegoff als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Marc Snow als Attendant (uncredited) |
| Shooting Star als Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
 | Guy Thomajan als Eduardo (uncredited) |
| Nick Thompson als Delegate (uncredited) |
| Carlo Tricoli als Photographer (uncredited) |
 | Philip Van Zandt als Commanding Officer (uncredited) |
 | Nina Varela als Aunt (uncredited) |
| Juan Varro als Guard (uncredited) |
| Irving Winter als Pepe (uncredited) |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Elia Kazan | Director |
| Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Barbara McLean | Editor |
| John Steinbeck | Screenplay |
| Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Claude E. Carpenter | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Travilla | Costume Design |
| Edgecumb Pinchon | Novel |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Gemora | Makeup Artist |
| Lynn F. Reynolds | Makeup Artist |
| Allan Snyder | Makeup Artist |
| Lillian Ugrin | Hairdresser |
| Max Golden | Assistant Production Manager |
| F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston | Unit Production Manager |
| Horace Hough | Assistant Director |
| Robert R. Snody | Second Unit Director |
| W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Fred Carson | Stunt Double |
| Larry Duran | Stunts |
| Bernie Gozier | Stunts |
| Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Danny Sands | Stunts |
| Roque Ybarra | Stunts |
| Earl Gilbert | Lighting Technician |
| Lyman Hallowell | Assistant Editor |
