 | Liam Neeson als Ethan Frome |
 | Patricia Arquette als Mattie Silver |
 | Joan Allen als Zenobia Zeeman Frome |
 | Tate Donovan als Reverend Smith |
 | Stephen Mendillo als Ned Hale |
 | Katharine Houghton als Mrs. Hale |
 | Jay Goede als Denis Eady |
 | Gil Rood als Conductor |
| George Woodard als Jotham Powell |
 | Tom Todoroff als 2nd Conductor |
 | Debbon Ayer als Young Ruth Hale |
 | Rob Campbell als Young Ned Hale |
| Edith Wharton | Novel |
| John Madden | Director |
| Richard Nelson | Screenplay |
| Stan Wlodkowski | Producer |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Rachel Portman | Music |
| Bobby Bukowski | Director of Photography |
| Carol Oditz | Costume Design |
| Katherine Wenning | Editor |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Kathryn Bihr | Makeup Artist |
| Theo Mayes | Hairstylist |
| Andrew Jackness | Production Design |
| David Crank | Art Direction |
| Richard Price | Executive Producer |
| Joyce Anne Gilstrap | Set Decoration |
| Jolly Dale | Associate Producer |
| Lindsay Law | Executive Producer |
