"A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it."
Billy Bob Thornton
as Ed Crane
Frances McDormand
as Doris Crane
Michael Badalucco
as Frank
James Gandolfini
as Big Dave Brewster
Katherine Borowitz
as Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Jon Polito
as Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson
as Birdy Abundas
Richard Jenkins
as Walter Abundas
Tony Shalhoub
as Freddy Riedenschneider
Christopher Kriesa
as Officer Persky
Brian Haley
as Officer Krebs
Jack McGee
as P.I. Burns
Gregg Binkley
as The New Man
Alan Fudge
as Dr. Diedrickson
Lilyan Chauvin
as Medium
Adam Alexi-Malle
as Jacques Carcanogues
Ted Rooney
as Bingo Caller
Abraham Benrubi
as Party Man
Christian Ferratti
as Child
Rhoda Gemignani
as Costanza
E.J. Callahan
as Customer
Brooke Smith
as Sobbing Prisoner
Ron Ross
as Banker
Hallie Singleton
as Waitress
Jon Donnelly
as Gatto Eater
Dan Martin
as Bailiff
Nicholas Lanier
as Tony
Tom Dahlgren
as Judge #1
Booth Colman
as Judge #2
Stanley DeSantis
as New Man's Customer
Peter Siragusa
as Bartender
Christopher McDonald
as Macadam Salesman
Rick Scarry
as District Attorney
George Ives
as Lloyd Garroway
Devon Cole Borisoff
as Swimming Boy
Mary Bogue
as Prisoner Visitor
Don Donati
as Pie Contest Timer
Arthur Reeves
as Flophouse Clerk
Michelle Weber
as Dancer
Randi Cee
Robert Loftin
Kenneth Hughes
Gordon Hart
Brenda Mae Hamilton
Lloyd Gordon
Leonard Crofoot
Rita Maye Bland
Audrey K. Baranishyn
Qyn Hughes
Rachel McDonald
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel
as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Craig Berenson
as Jail Guy (uncredited)
Joan Blair
as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould
as Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)
Paul G. Gray
as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
Cherilyn Hayres
as Swing Dancer (uncredited)
John Michael Higgins
as Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)
Pete Schrum
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Max Thayer
as Witness (uncredited)
Joel Coen
Director
Screenplay
Ethan Coen
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Tricia Cooke
Editor
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Producer
Mickey Giacomazzi
Donald Murphy
Script Supervisor
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Chris Gorak
Art Direction
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
John Cameron
Co-Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Eric Fellner
Robert Graf
Associate Producer
Joani Yarbrough
Key Hair Stylist
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Michelle Wright
Executive In Charge Of Production
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Ross
Sound Editor
Fred Rosenberg
Dialogue Editor
Eugene Gearty
Sound Designer
Lynne K. Eagan
Makeup Artist
Amy Schmiederer
Key Makeup Artist
Paul LeBlanc
Hair Designer
Janek Sirrs
Visual Effects Supervisor