"A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal."
Brad Pitt
as Gen. Glen McMahon
Anthony Michael Hall
as Greg Pulver
Emory Cohen
as Willy Dunne
John Magaro
as Cory Staggart
Topher Grace
as Matt Little
Daniel Betts
as Simon Ball
Aymen Hamdouchi
as Badi Basim
Alan Ruck
as Pat McKinnon
Anthony Hayes
as Pete Duckman
RJ Cyler
as Andy Moon
Nicholas Jones
as Dick Waddle
Will Poulter
as Ricky Ortega
LaKeith Stanfield
as Cpl. Billy Cole
Ben Kingsley
as President Karzai
Meg Tilly
as Jeannie McMahon
Griffin Dunne
as Ray Canucci
Josh Stewart
as Captain Dick North
Kola Bokinni
as Mike Cutter (as Kolwole Bokinni)
Derek Siow
as Tony Song
Hopper Penn
as Pvt. Nick Farrenberg
Pico Alexander
as Trey Wandella
Scoot McNairy
as Sean Cullen
Justin Rosniak
as Colonel Derek Bogg
Paolo Gasparini
as Colonel Plotti Balotti
Simon Werner
as Colonel Helmut Bauer
Sian Thomas
as Edith May
Reggie Brown
as President Obama (as Reginald D. Brown)
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
as Andy Carroll (as Christopher Lew Kum Hoi)
Hassani Shapi
as General Mohammad Khan
Jean-Pierre Lorit
as Pierre Giteau
Gillian Jones
as Tashi Tsomo
Richard Glover
as Chaplain Richards
Ben Peel
as Bernie Coot Special Operator
Elham Ehsas
as Translator Kenny
Georgina Rylance
as Lydia Cunningham
Abdul Whahab
as Translator - Shura
Tilda Swinton
as German Politician
Kick Gurry
as Tom Howard
Rufus Wright
as Lt. Col. Frank Groom
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
as Dutch Contractor
Mirrah Foulkes
as Captain Barbara Floss
Dan Wyllie
as Pope
Josh McConville
as Payne
Tim Downie
as Paul Smear
Sean Power
as US Platoon Commander
Andrew Byron
as General Vladislav Melnik
Daniel Fritz
as German Hotel Clerk
Mohammadi Gul
as Marja Father
Abdul Salam
as Marja Child
Aykut Hilmi
as Afgan Bureaucrat
Nezar Alderazi
as Afghan Palace Guard
Orli Shuka
as Macedonian Guard #1
Tara D'Arquian
as Le Grand Hotel Clerk
Russell Crowe
as Bob White
Vic Waghorn
as Gala Dignitary
Amy Clare Beales
as USRAF Soldier
Christian Mandel
as Lt. Cole
Danny Kim
as Young
Benedict Hardie
as Arnold
Jon Wennington
as Government Official (uncredited)
Avinashi Sharma
as Diner Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Bowen
Executive Producer
Sarah Esberg
Pauline Fischer
Ben Howarth
Co-Producer
Ted Sarandos
Producer
Michael P. Flannigan
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Zoe Freed
Glen Gathard
Foley Supervisor
Judah Getz
Peter Gleaves
ADR Recordist
Arthur Graley
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Hanson
Foley Editor
Thom Kellar
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jason Swanscott
Christopher Donovan
Set Decoration
Keith Pain
Art Direction
Gemma Dillon
Wigmaker
Tatiana Zarubova
Makeup Artist
Sophie Slotover
Fabienne Robineau
Renata Gilbert
Nick Cave
Original Music Composer
Warren Ellis
David Michôd
Director
Screenplay
Michael Hastings
Novel
Dariusz Wolski
Director of Photography
Sam Petty
Sound Designer
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Ian Bryce
James W. Skotchdopole
Des Hamilton
Casting
Francine Maisler
Miranda Davidson
Peter Sciberras
Editor
Tabitha Quitman
Art Department Coordinator
Martin Sullivan
Will Coubrough
Josephine Ford
Production Design
Paul Purdy
Property Master
Judy Farr
Matthew Gray
Supervising Art Director
Jane Petrie
Costume Design
Gabrielle Spanswick
Costume Supervisor
Phaedra Dahdaleh
Sparka Lee Hall
Ryo Murakawa
Hairstylist
Peta Dunstall
Key Hair Stylist
Robb Crafer
Key Makeup Artist
Jean Ann Black
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Makeup Designer
Alex Rouse
Pat Sweeney
Gaffer