Richard Gere
Role: Pete St. John
Denzel Washington
Role: Arnold Billings
Gene Hackman
Role: Wilfred Buckley
Julie Christie
Role: Ellen Freeman
Kate Capshaw
Role: Sydney Betterman
E.G. Marshall
Role: Senator Sam Hastings
J. T. Walsh
Role: Jerome Cade
Beatrice Straight
Role: Claire Hastings
Fritz Weaver
Role: Wallace Furman
E. Katherine Kerr
Role: Irene Furman
Michael Learned
Role: Gov. Andrea Stannard
Omar Torres
Role: Roberto Cepeda
Polly Rowles
Role: Lucille DeWitt
Matt Salinger
Role: Phillip Aarons
Tom Mardirosian
Role: Sheikh
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.
Role: Interpreter (as Ricardo Gallarzo)
Glenn Kezer
Role: Frank McKusker
Douglas Newell
Role: David Garber
Scott Harlan
Role: Ralph Andropwicz
Ed Van Nuys
Role: Charles Whiting
Nick Flynn
Role: Wilson Jacobs
Noel Harrison
Role: Leonard Thompson
Jackson Beck
Role: The Voice (voice)
Leila Danette
Role: Poor Woman
Timothy Jecko
Role: Business Executive
Margaret Barker
Role: Wealthy Matron
D. B. Sweeney
Role: College Student
Linda DeNiro
Role: Desk Clerk
Lynn Klugman
Role: Video Technician
John Robert Evans
Role: Senator #1
Elizabeth Kendrick
Role: Receptionist
Jim Hartz
Role: Commentator
Roger Grimsby
Role: Commentator
Margaret Hall
Role: Commentator
Brad Holbrook
Role: Commentator
Donna Hanover
Role: Commentator
Frank Casey
Role: Commentator
Kristi Witker
Role: Commentator
Marvin Scott
Role: Anchorman
Daryl Edwards
Role: Waiter
Martha Pinson
Role: Assistant
Jack Zahniser
Role: Jack the Pilot
Burke Pearson
Role: City Clerk
Janet Sarno
Role: Moderator
Robert Fieldsteel
Role: Assistant Director
Gregory Wagrowski
Role: Assistant Director
Ron Stein
Role: Stunt Cameraman
Eldo Ray Estes
Role: Campaign Aide (uncredited)
Tony D. Head
Role: Reporter (uncredited)
Lynda Lenet
Role: Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Tomas Moore
Role: TV News Photographer (uncredited)