David Carradine

as Capt. Zebulon Hedge

Rip Torn

as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

Bruce Dern

as Capt. Perez Ryder

Mariel Hemingway

as Martha

Charles Durning

as John Bartlett

Jason Alan Smith

as Ralph Hazeltine

Christy Scott Cashman

as Elisabeth Preston

Angelica Page

as Melissa Busteed

John Savage

as Web Saunders

Julie Harris

as Melodeon Player

Stephen Russell

as Luther Norris

Stephen Mailer

as Squealer Wixon

Donald Foley

as Bluey Bachelder

Miles Herter

as Dr. Palmer

Jonathan Edwards

as Rev. Perley

Beverly Bentley

as Mrs. Small

Lila Dupree

as Pasha Norris

Ryan Stanger

as Ben

William Lyman

as Solomon Bangs

Charles Powicki

as Young Boy

Frank

as Lorenzo the cat

Brutus

as Web Saunder's dog