Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II

Samuel L. Jackson as Col. Terry L. Childers

Guy Pearce as Maj. Mark Biggs

Ben Kingsley as Ambassador Mourain

Bruce Greenwood as National Security Advisor Bill Sokal

Anne Archer as Mrs. Mourain

Blair Underwood as Capt. Lee

Philip Baker Hall as Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges

Dale Dye as Gen. Perry

Amidou as Dr. Ahmar

Mark Feuerstein as Tom Chandler

Nicky Katt as Hayes Hodges III

Ryan Hurst as Corporal Hustings

John Speredakos as Lawyer

Baoan Coleman as Col. Binh Le Cao

Richard McGonagle as Judge

G. Gordon Liddy as Talk Show Host (voice)

Todd Kimsey as Officer #1