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Albert Hall
Stamp Paid

Irma P. Hall
Ella

Carol Jean Lewis
Janey Wagon

Kessia Embry
Amy Denver

Jude Ciccolella
Schoolteacher

Anthony Chisholm
Langhorne

Dorothy Love Coates
M. Lucille Williams

Jane White
Lady Jones

Yada Beener
Denver aged 9

Emil Pinnock
Howard aged 14

Calen Johnson
Buglar aged 13

George E. Ray
Reverend Pike

Wes Bentley
Schoolteacher's Nephew

Dashiell Eaves
Schoolteacher's Nephew

Tyler Hinson
Baby Beloved

Brian Hooks
Young Paul D

Angie Utt
Mrs. Garner

Hill Harper
Halle

Jim Roche
String Show Barker

Vertamae Grosvenor
Grace

Ramona Castle
Carnival Kid

Brooklyn James
Carnival Kid

Nora Marlowe
Carnival Kid

Frederick Strother
African Savage

Lillian Smith
Lemonade Server

Aliya Robinson
Denver's Carnival Friend

Joe Toutebon
Frenchie

Brittany Hawkins
Young Girl Sethe

Alerte Belance
Nan

Ayoka Dorsey
Sethe's Mother

Ashleigh Watson
Baby Denver

Dajon Matthews
Howard aged 5

Norris Wiggins Jr.
Buglar aged 4

Harry Northup
Sheriff

Tracey Walter
Slave Catcher

Terel Gibson
Buglar aged 21

Damani Baker
Howard aged 22

Robert W. Castle
Mr. Sawyer

Paul Lazar
General Store Proprietor

Leigh Smiley
General Store Helper

Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker
Good Samaritan

Dan Olmstead
Policeman

Charles Glenn
Helpful Gentleman

Jason Robards
Mr. Bodwin

Anthony S. Calypso
Denver's Boyfriend

Karen Vicks
The Thirty Women

Thelma Houston
The Thirty Women

Willa Ward
The Thirty Women

Louise Johnson
The Thirty Women

Pauletta Washington
The Thirty Women

Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé
The Thirty Women

Harold Gould
Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)

Charles Napier
Angry Carny (uncredited)

Joey Perillo
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Crew
Kate Forte
Producer
Richard LaGravenese
Screenplay
Akosua Busia
Screenplay
Adam Brooks
Screenplay
Ron Bozman
Executive Producer
Howard Feuer
Casting
Steven Shareshian
Associate Producer
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Toni Morrison
Novel
Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Kristi Zea
Production Design
Tim Galvin
Art Direction
Oprah Winfrey
Producer
Edward Saxon
Producer
Ron Bozman
Unit Production Manager
Jonathan Demme
Director
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
R. Vincent Smith
Assistant Property Master
Carol Littleton
Editor
Andy Keir
Editor
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Rachel Portman
Orchestrator
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Tony Brubaker
Stunt Coordinator
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Kym Washington Longino
Stunts
William Washington
Stunts
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Terel Gibson
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