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- George Clooney Gobernador Mike Morris
- Philip Seymour Hoffman Paul Zara
- Paul Giamatti Tom Duffy
- Evan Rachel Wood Molly Stearns
- Marisa Tomei Ida Horowicz
- Jeffrey Wright Senador Thompson
- Max Minghella Ben Harpen
- Jennifer Ehle Cindy Morris
- Gregory Itzin Jack Stearns