 | Kate Winslet als Hanna Schmitz |
 | Ralph Fiennes als Michael Berg |
 | David Kross als Young Michael Berg |
 | Lena Olin als Rose Mather |
 | Bruno Ganz als Professor Rohl |
 | Jeanette Hain als Brigitte |
 | Hannah Herzsprung als Julia |
 | Karoline Herfurth als Marthe |
 | Volker Bruch als Dieter Spenz |
 | Alexandra Maria Lara als Young Ilana Mather |
 | Fabian Busch als Hanna's Defense Council |
 | Vijessna Ferkic als Sophie |
 | Susanne Lothar als Carla Berg |
 | Matthias Habich als Peter Berg |
 | Burghart Klaußner als Judge |
 | Sylvester Groth als Prosecuting Council |
 | Jürgen Tarrach als Gerhard Bade |
 | Florian Bartholomäi als Thomas Berg |
 | Moritz Grove als Holger |
 | Kirsten Block als Female Judge |
 | Margarita Broich als Co-Defendant |
 | Marie Gruber als Co-Defendant |
 | Martin Brambach als Remand Prison Guard #1 |
 | Carmen-Maja Antoni als Prison Librarian |
 | Heike Hanold-Lynch als Prison Guard |
 | Linda Bassett als Ms. Brenner |
 | Ludwig Blochberger als Student |
 | Benjamin Trinks als Holger's friend |
| Stephen Daldry | Director |
| Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
| David Hare | Screenplay |
| Anthony Minghella | Producer |
| Donna Gigliotti | Producer |
| Redmond Morris | Producer |
| Sydney Pollack | Producer |
| Nico Muhly | Original Music Composer |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Simone Bär | Casting |
| Jina Jay | Casting |
| Brigitte Broch | Production Design |
| Stefan Hauck | Art Direction |
| Erwin Prib | Art Direction |
| Yeşim Zolan | Art Direction |
| Karin Betzler | Set Decoration |
| Eva Stiebler | Set Decoration |
| Donna Maloney | Costume Design |
| Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Christian M. Goldbeck | Supervising Art Director |
| Barbara Jean Kearney | Digital Intermediate |
| Anja Fromm | Art Direction |
| Linda Melazzo | Makeup Artist |
| Katri Billard | Script Supervisor |
| Linda Gamble | Unit Publicist |
| Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Annette Kudrak | Music Editor |
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Bernhard Schlink | Book |
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Anu Schwartz | Art Direction |
| Gabriele Kent-Horspool | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Peter Owen | Wig Designer |
| Annett Schulze | Makeup Artist |
| Matthew Smith | Prosthetic Designer |
| Anna Von Gwinner | Makeup Artist |
| Maria Torfeld | Makeup Artist |
| Jason Blum | Co-Executive Producer |
| Christoph Fisser | Co-Producer |
| Henning Molfenter | Co-Producer |
| Charlie Woebcken | Co-Producer |
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Eric Hirsch | Sound Recordist |
| Harry Higgins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Fowler | ADR Mixer |
| Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
