 | Holly Hunter als Ada McGrath |
 | Harvey Keitel als George Baines |
 | Sam Neill als Alisdair Stewart |
 | Anna Paquin als Flora McGrath |
 | Cliff Curtis als Mana |
 | Kerry Walker als Aunt Morag |
 | Ian Mune als Reverend |
 | Geneviève Lemon als Nessie |
 | Pete Smith als Hone |
 | Bruce Allpress als Blind Piano Tuner |
 | Rose McIver als Angel |
 | Verity George als Bluebeard's Wife |
 | Stephen Papps als Bluebeard |
 | Karen Colston als Bluebeard's Wife (Miss Palmer) |
 | Eddie Campbell als Seaman |
| Te Whatanui Skipwith als Chief Nihe |
| Tungia Baker als Hira |
| Neil Gudsell als Tahu |
| Jon Sperry als Taunting Man |
 | Greg Mayor als Tipi |
| Jane Campion | Director |
| Jane Campion | Screenplay |
| Michael Nyman | Original Music Composer |
| Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |
| Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Andrew McAlpine | Production Design |
| Gregory P. Keen | Art Direction |
| Janet Patterson | Costume Design |
| Lee Smith | Sound Designer |
| Robert Bruce | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sue Easdon | Stunt Double |
| Georgina Gilbert | Stunt Double |
| Meryl Cronin | Set Decoration |
| Jan Chapman | Producer |
| Colin Englert | Second Unit Director |
| Victoria Hardy | Second Assistant Director |
| Katherine James | Makeup Artist |
| Jackie Gilmore | Assistant Art Director |
| Alain Depardieu | Executive Producer |
| Mark Turnbull | Associate Producer |
| Alison Barrett | Casting |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Marjory Hamlin | Makeup Artist |
| Francia Smeets | Makeup & Hair |
| Noriko Watanabe | Makeup & Hair |
| Chris Short | First Assistant Director |
| Mark Turnbull | First Assistant Director |
| Gethin Creagh | Sound Mixer |
| Ken Durey | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Waynne Rugg | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Steve Griffin | Stunts |
