| Sean Connery (Paul Armstrong) |
| Laurence Fishburne (Le shériff Tanny Brown) |
| Kate Capshaw (Laurie Prentiss Armstrong) |
| Blair Underwood (Bobby Earl) |
| Ed Harris (Blair Sullivan) |
| Christopher Murray (Le détective T.J. Wilcox) |
| Ruby Dee (Evangeline) |
| Scarlett Johansson (Katie Armstrong) |
| Daniel J. Travanti (Warden) |
| Ned Beatty (McNair) |
| Liz Torres (Delores Rodriguez) |
| Lynne Thigpen (Ida Conklin) |
| Taral Hicks (Lena Brown) |
| Victor Slezak (Le sgt. Rogers) |
| Kevin McCarthy (Phil Prentiss) |