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Directed by
Rod Lurie 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Rod Lurie (written by)

Cast (in credits order)

Gary Oldman ... Shelly Runyon

Joan Allen ... Laine Hanson

Jeff Bridges ... President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater ... Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott ... Kermit Newman

William Petersen ... Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek ... Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall ... Oscar Billings

Mike Binder ... Lewis Hollis

Robin Thomas ... William Hanson

Mariel Hemingway ... Cynthia Charlton Lee

Kathryn Morris ... Paige Willomina

Kristen Shaw ... Fiona Hathaway

Douglas Urbanski ... Makerowitz
Noah Fryrear ... Timmy

Angelica Page ... Dierdra (as Angelica Torn)

Joseph Lyle Taylor ... Paul Smith (as Joe Taylor)
Kevin Geer ... Congressman Skakle

Doug Roberts ... Congressman Harding
Bev Appleton ... Congressman Marshall
Sandra Register ... Glenda
Anthony Booth ... Peter Crenshaw (as Tony Booth)
Andrew C. Boothby ... Steven Poullet (as Andrew Boothby)

Irene Ziegler ... Maggie Runyon
Del Driver ... Director Friend

Sean Pratt ... Wilke
Bill Bevins ... Anchorman
Ed Sala ... Show Producer
Kirk Penberthy ... Stevenson

Justin Dray ... Stagehand
David Laubacher ... Reporter #4
David Bridgewater ... Aide
Kevin Grantz ... Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy ... Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner ... Congressman Jones
Billy Dye ... Waiter

Larry King ... Himself
Amit Mehta ... ABU Hunter
Greg Cooper ... Ted Edwards

J. Scott Shonka ... Cappy

Scoot Powell ... Attorney
Catherine Shaffner ... Patricia Lavameer
Stan Kelly ... Alan
William L. Chandler ... Personal Waiter
Liz Marks ... Sheila

Robert Harvey ... Lobbyist
Steve Hurwitz ... Lobbyist
Ricardo Miguel Young ... Reporter (as Ric Young)
Sherri Richmond ... Reporter
Teresa Jones ... Reporter (as Teresa Wells Jones)
Lynn West ... Reporter
Dave Guertler ... Reporter
Michael Goodwin ... Reporter
Heather Rosbeck ... Elaine Bidwell
Roderick Jimenez ... Trevor
Donald 'Spec' Campen Jr. ... Sergeant at Arms (as Donald Campen)
Justin Lewis ... Producer
Fred Iacovo ... Joe Smith

Dawn Westbrook ... Secretary
Jolene Carroll ... Maid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Louis Ferreira ... America Live Producer (as Justin Lewis)
Lucas N. Hall ... Congressional Aid
Genia Morgan ... Rep. Reginald Webster's Fling (scenes deleted)

Ryan Cafeo ... Senate Page (uncredited)

Ashly Covington ... Aide (uncredited)
David Cureton ... Congressman (uncredited)

David Foster ... Photographer (uncredited)

Rodney J. Hobbs ... Congressman (uncredited)

Mark Hyde ... Reporter (uncredited)
Raymond H. Johnson ... News Photographer (uncredited)

Rick Kain ... Congressional Aid (uncredited)

Michael Stanton Kennedy ... Congressman X (uncredited)
Gerard Malbrough ... Congressional Staffer (uncredited)
Denis Maloney ... White House Photographer (uncredited)

Caryn Mower ... Drowing Victim (uncredited)
Cynthia Webb ... Nurse (uncredited)
Joseph M. West Jr. ... Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
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Produced by
Stephanie Antosca .... producer: Washington DC
Rainer Bienger .... executive producer: Cinerenta (as Dr. Rainer Bienger)
Willi Bär .... producer (as Willi Baer)
Marc Frydman .... producer
Maurice Leblond .... executive producer
Steve Loglisci .... co-producer
Gary Oldman .... executive producer
Scott Shiffman .... co-producer
James Spies .... producer
Douglas Urbanski .... producer
 
Original Music by
Larry Groupé 
 
Cinematography by
Denis Maloney 
 
Film Editing by
Michael Jablow 
 
Casting by
Mary Jo Slater 
 
Production Design by
Alec Hammond  (as Alexander Hammond)
 
Art Direction by
Halina Gebarowicz 
 
Set Decoration by
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn  (as Eloise Stammerjohn)
 
Costume Design by
Matthew Jacobsen 
 
Makeup Department
Wyatt Belton .... additional hair stylist
JoJo Guthrie .... key hair stylist (as Jo-Jo Guthrie)
Marsha Lewis .... hair department head
Alessandra Sampaolo .... makeup department head
Fabrizio Sforza .... makeup department head
Jo Jo Stephens .... hair assistant: colorist, Joan Allens
Brandon Waggoner .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Erica Frauman .... post-production supervisor
Oriana Robertson .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Londoner .... first assistant director
Aida Rodgers .... second assistant director
Jamie Sheridan .... second second assistant director (as James Sheridan)
Scooter Yancey .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Jamie Bishop .... additional on-set dresser (as James Bishop)
Cherie Bowers .... on-set painter
Susan A. Burig .... graphic designer (as Susan Burig)
Adam Caperton .... additional on-set dresser
Harris Chandler .... construction foreman
Michael R. Clark .... scenic charge
Tim Crane .... swing gang
Kelly Elam .... art department coordinator
Thomas B. Grimes .... additional on-set dresser (as Thomas Grimes)
Michael D. Harrell .... property master (as Michael Harrell)
R. Mark Hughes .... on-set dresser (as Mark Hughes)
Michael Ivey .... art department production assistant (as Mike Ivey)
Andrea Levine .... assistant property master
Gordon McVay .... swing gang
Chad Mentzer .... construction coordinator
Thomas C. Mentzer .... construction coordinator
Curtis Moore .... on-set painter
Dane Moore .... swing gang
Angela Ratliff .... greensperson
Jennie Hill Robinson .... key greens
Stephen G. Shifflette .... lead man
Richard F. Ward III .... construction foreman (as Richard Ward III)
 
Sound Department
James Bailey .... foley artist
Bruce Bell .... adr mixer (as Bruce R. Bell)
Bruce Bell .... foley mixer (as Bruce R. Bell)
Dean Beville .... supervising dialogue editor
Matthew C. Beville .... sound effects editor
David V. Butler .... assistant sound editor
Guy Carbonneau .... audio recording facilites: Le Mobile (as Guy Charbonneau)
Stephanie Flack .... dialogue editor
Judee Flick .... supervising adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick .... sound designer
Stephen Hunter Flick .... sound supervisor
Alexandra Gonzales .... dialogue editor
Dana Gustafson .... foley editor
William Jacobs .... sound effects editor (as Bill Jacobs)
Christopher S.P. Jones .... cable person
Ryan Juggler .... assistant sound editor (as Ryan B. Juggler)
Samuel Lehmer .... sound re-recording mixer
Patricio A. Libenson .... sound effects editor (as Patricio Libenson)
Jay Meagher .... sound mixer
Jon Michaels .... assistant sound editor
Ryan Murphy .... sound recordist
Timothy Pearson .... foley artist
Randy Pease .... boom operator
Jeffrey Perkins .... supervising sound re-recording mixer
James Wright .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Peter Brown .... sound editor (uncredited)
Jamie Hardt .... sound intern (uncredited)
Flavio Leocata .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Michael H. Clark .... special effects technician
Gary Pilkinton .... special effects foreman
Robert Vazquez .... special effects supervisor
Barbara Vazquez .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Peter Koczera .... senior digital artist
 
Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer .... stunts (as Dan Barringer)
Loyd Catlett .... stunt coordinator
Doug Coleman .... stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts (as Hubie Kerns)
Caryn Mower .... stunts: drowning girl in car
Ronnie Rondell Jr. .... stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Albert .... digital video assist operator
Alan Aldridge .... first assistant camera
Eric Bartsch .... key grip
Michael Bonsignore .... dolly grip
Frank Boone .... grip
Jack Cooperman .... underwater director of photography
Matt Doll .... key rigging grip (as Matthew Doll)
Kent Eanes .... still photographer
Max Fischer .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Flynn .... electrician
Matthew Haskins .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matthew Hawkins .... second assistant camera
Jennifer Hill .... camera loader
David Jackson .... electrician
Jay Kemp .... gaffer
John Kimmer .... grip
Charles Laughon .... 24 frame video operator (as Chaz Laughon)
Greg Martin .... best boy grip
Gino Mifsud .... still photographer
Robert Spencer .... best boy electric
Michael C. Stailey .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Michael Stailey)
Henry Tirl .... Steadicam operator
Henry Tirl .... camera operator: "a" camera
Russell A. Wicks .... electrician (as Russell Wicks)
Tim Wicks .... grip
Scooter Yancey .... camera operator
Christopher A. Thompson .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Kate Hereford .... extras casting
Sandy Holt .... adr voice casting
Liz Marks .... casting: East Coast
Christy Pracht .... extras casting assistant
Carmen Tetzlaff .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda M. Boyland .... set costumer (as Linda Boyland)
Sister A. Daniels .... costume supervisor (as Sister Daniels)
Laura Downing .... set costumer
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera .... key costumer (as Catharine Incaprera)
Jennifer Rizzo .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Sven E. Fahlgren .... post-production coordinator (as Sven E.M. Fahlgren)
Kindra Marra .... assistant editor
Heather Mullen .... first assistant editor
Laura Rindner .... assistant editor
David C. Whitten .... color timer (as Dave Whitten)
 
Music Department
Ted Barela .... score recording crew
Charles Bouis .... assistant score recording engineer
Charlie Bouis .... score recordist
Bruce Donnelly .... orchestrator
James Fahlgren .... score recording crew
Arlene Fishbach .... music consultant
Larry Groupé .... orchestrator
Richard A. Harrison .... music editor
Simon James .... music contractor
Frank Macchia .... orchestrator
David Sabee .... orchestra contractor
Armin Steiner .... score mixer
Armin Steiner .... score recordist
Jason Taylor .... assistant score recording engineer
 
Transportation Department
Arno Andrischok .... driver
Ken Arrington .... driver
Mike Barbour .... driver
Robie Dowdy .... driver
Brian Ellis .... driver
Bob Foster .... transportation coordinator (as Robert Foster)
Rob Foster .... driver
James L. Garrett .... driver (as James Garrett)
Hoot Gipson .... driver
Ted Glenn .... driver
Kris Golashesky .... driver
April H. Grantham .... driver (as April Grantham)
BJ Hallett .... driver
Bobby Jones .... driver
Bobby Jones .... transportation captain
Albert Mitchell .... driver
Robert Lee Mitchell .... driver (as Lee Mitchell)
Shelly Newton .... driver
Gerald Nuckols .... driver (as Jerry Nuckols)
Riley Ordoyne .... driver
Tinker Pickens .... driver
Robert Proffitt .... driver
Ellis Pryor .... driver
Bobby Raikes .... driver
Steve Robison .... driver
Ted Robison .... transportation captain
Ronald Taylor .... driver
Darwin Witte .... driver
 
Other crew
Jacqueline Astbury .... stand-in
Veronique Bouedo .... production assistant
Andrew Carnwath .... production assistant
Amanda Curry .... assistant accountant
John De Simio .... publicist
Judy Dickerson .... dialect coach: Gary Oldman
Jessica Driscoll .... production secretary
Meghan Driscoll .... assistant: Mr. Oldman
Michael E. Fajohn .... medic: Virginia
Karen Golden .... script supervisor
Dave Guertler .... stand-in: Christian Slater
Jim Hanna .... head chef
Nicola Hulme .... assistant: Mr. Bridges
William J. Immerman .... legal services: Kenoff & Machtinger
Susan Jones .... assistant location manager
Jeff Juberget .... production assistant
Harriet Katz-Stevens .... post-production accountant
Victoria Lang .... set production assistant
Matt Lawford .... shortfall insurance
Sloane Lewis .... production assistant
Amit Mehta .... assistant: Mr. Lurie
Diana M. Mendenhall .... production assistant
Brian Murphy .... production assistant
Nathan Hutch Murray .... production assistant
Robin O'Dell .... stand-in: Joan Allen
Jeremy Roberts .... paymaster
Christopher Rock .... assistant location manager
Ken Roy .... representative: Central VA Film Office
Gloria D. Ruiz .... legal services: Kenoff & Machtinger
Nina Saxon .... title designer: New Wave Entertainment
J. Bradley Smith .... location manager (as Bradley Smith)
George Sweney .... production accountant
Rex M. Teese .... production assistant (as Rex Teese)
Carol Ann Thomas .... production coordinator
Yori Tondrowski .... production assistant
Dirk Vahle .... helicopter pilot
Wade Whitman .... location assistant
Ty Williams .... production assistant
Rob Coughlin .... gennyman (uncredited)
 

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