 | John Malkovich als F. W. Murnau |
 | Willem Dafoe als Max Schreck |
 | Udo Kier als Albin Grau |
 | Cary Elwes als Fritz Arno Wagner |
 | Catherine McCormack als Greta Schröder |
 | Eddie Izzard als Gustav von Wangenhein |
 | Aden Gillett als Henrik Galeen |
 | Nicholas Elliott als Paul |
 | Ronan Vibert als Wolfgang Müller |
 | Sophie Langevin als Elke |
 | Myriam Muller als Maria |
| Miloš Hlaváč als Innkeeper |
 | Marja-Leena Junker als Innkeeper's Wife |
 | Derek Kueter als Reporter 1 |
 | Norman Golightly als Reporter 2 |
 | Sascha Ley als Drunken Woman |
 | Marie-Paule von Roesgen als Old Woman |
| Orian Williams als Murnau's Crew |
 | Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė als Micheline (uncredited) |
| Radica Jovicic als Murnau's Crew (uncredited) |
| E. Elias Merhige | Director |
| Nicolas Cage | Producer |
| Steven Katz | Screenplay |
| Chris Wyatt | Editor |
| Dan Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Chris Bradley | Art Direction |
| Pauline Fowler | Prosthetic Designer |
| Anthony Cleal | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jean-Paul Kieffer | Still Photographer |
| Ann Buchanan | Hair Designer |
| Ann Buchanan | Makeup Designer |
| Assheton Gorton | Production Design |
| Leendert van Nimwegen | Makeup Artist |
| Claude Ludovicy | Location Manager |
| Glen Parsons | Gaffer |
| Caroline de Vivaise | Costume Design |
| Katja Reinert-Alexis | Makeup Artist |
| Edward Brett | First Assistant Director |
| Michael A. Carter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Wiessenhaan | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Mark Stibbs | Best Boy Electric |
| Julian Slater | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bernard Brégier | Key Grip |
| Christopher Prins | Tailor |
| Julian Murray | Prosthetic Designer |
| Paul Biwer | Propmaker |
| Caryne Portevin | Construction Coordinator |
| Nigel Heath | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Emmanuel Frideritzi | Best Boy Electric |
| Lou Bogue | Director of Photography |
| Jean-Claude Schlim | Line Producer |
| Amber Sibley | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Jean-Claude Schlim | Production Manager |
| Arthur Graley | Foley Editor |
| Olivier Struye | Boom Operator |
| Katja Reinert-Alexis | Hairstylist |
| Rick Wiessenhaan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Francoise Van Den Bruck | Choreographer |
| Jeff Levine | Producer |
| Carl Proctor | Casting |
| Leendert van Nimwegen | Hairstylist |
| Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
| James Feltham | ADR & Dubbing |
| Carlo Thoss | Sound Recordist |
| Mike Fox | Camera Operator |
| Richard Johns | Co-Producer |
| Jamie Christopher | Second Assistant Director |
