 Nicole KidmanMartha Gellhorn | Martha Gellhorn |
 Clive OwenErnest Hemingway | Ernest Hemingway |
 David StrathairnJohn Dos Passos | John Dos Passos |
 Rodrigo SantoroPaco Zarra | Paco Zarra |
 Molly ParkerPauline Hemingway | Pauline Hemingway |
 Parker PoseyMary Welsh Hemingway | Mary Welsh Hemingway |
 Tony ShalhoubMikhail Koltsov | Mikhail Koltsov |
 Santiago CabreraRobert Capa | Robert Capa |
 Lars UlrichJoris Ivens | Joris Ivens |
 Peter CoyoteMaxwell Perkins | Maxwell Perkins |
 Joan ChenMadame Chiang Kai Shek | Madame Chiang Kai Shek |
| SSaverio GuerraSidney Franklin | Sidney Franklin |
 Mark PellegrinoMax Eastman | Max Eastman |
 Remy AuberjonoisJohn Ferno | John Ferno |
 Anthony Brandon WongChou En-lai | Chou En-lai |
 Keone YoungMr. Ma | Mr. Ma |
| LLarry TseChiang Kai Shek | Chiang Kai Shek |
 Alfred Rubin ThompsonSkinner | Skinner |
 Aitor InarraFelipe | Felipe |
 Eric Michael RoyBrooklyn Soldier | Brooklyn Soldier |
 Edin GaliHungarian Soldier | Hungarian Soldier |
| MMalcolm BrownsonOrson Welles | Orson Welles |
| HHugh HelmFirst Journalist | First Journalist |
 William HallSecond Journalist | Second Journalist |
| AAngela TseChinese Woman at Bar | Chinese Woman at Bar |
| AAgostino CrottiChef | Chef |
 Gloria LainoChef's Wife | Chef's Wife |
| DDavid GutierrezOld Spaniard with Guitar | Old Spaniard with Guitar |
| VValerie PintadoSinger | Singer |
| GGlen CaspilloDesk Clerk | Desk Clerk |
