Elizabeth Taylor as Susanna Drake Shawnessy

Montgomery Clift as John Wickliff Shawnessy

Eva Marie Saint as Nell Gaither

Nigel Patrick as Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles

Lee Marvin as Orville 'Flash' Perkins

Rod Taylor as Garwood B. Jones

Agnes Moorehead as Ellen Shawnessy

Walter Abel as T.D. Shawnessy

Jarma Lewis as Barbara Drake

Tom Drake as Bobby Drake

Rhys Williams as Ezra Gray

Russell Collins as Niles Foster

DeForest Kelley as Southern Officer

Eileen Stevens as Miss Roman

Luana Lee as Girl (uncredited)

Sue George as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Myrna Hansen as Mrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich as Townsman (uncredited)

Ruth Attaway as Parthenia (uncredited)

John Barton as Townsman (uncredited)

Oliver Blake as Jake - Bartender (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth as Spectator (uncredited)

George Boyce as Party Guest (uncredited)

Henry Brock as Minor Role (uncredited)

Don Burnett as Tom Conway (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen as Townsman (uncredited)

William Challee as Spectator (uncredited)

Phil Chambers as Starter (uncredited)

Robert Cole as Party Guest (uncredited)

Gene Coogan as Townsman (uncredited)

Isabel Cooley as Soona - Susanna's Maid (uncredited)

Josephine Cummins as Woman (uncredited)

Jack Daly as Photographer (uncredited)

Michael Dante as Jesse Gardner (uncredited)

James Dime as Bartender (uncredited)

Phyllis Douglas as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Dan Dowling as Club Patron (uncredited)

Michael Dugan as Nat Franklin (uncredited)

John Eldredge as Cousin Sam (uncredited)

Duke Fishman as Townsman (uncredited)

George Ford as Club Patron (uncredited)

Robert Foulk as Pantomimist (uncredited)

Joel Friend as Party Guest (uncredited)

Joseph Glick as Soldier (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger as Madame Gaubert (uncredited)

James Griffith as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

Myrna Hansen as Lydia Grey (uncredited)

Stacy Harris as Union Lieutenant (uncredited)

Rosalind Hayes as Bessie (uncredited)

Bill Hickman as Townsman (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan as Townsman (uncredited)

Judi Jordan as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jack Kenny as Townsman (uncredited)

Frank Kreig as Spectator (uncredited)

Janet Lake as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Donald Losby as Jim Shawnessy - Age 2 (uncredited)

Mickey Maga as Jim Shawnessy - Age 4 (uncredited)

Philo McCullough as Townsman (uncredited)

Owen McGiveney as Blind Man (uncredited)

Gardner McKay as Bearded Soldier (uncredited)

Russell Meeker as Townsman (uncredited)

Frank Mills as Soldier (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz as Spectator at footrace (uncredited)

Burt Mustin as Old Gent with 'Flash' (uncredited)

Ray Pourchot as Soldier (uncredited)

Ford Raymond as Townsman (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway as Prostitute (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan as Spectator at Footrace (uncredited)

Robert Robinson as Townsman (uncredited)

Edwin Rochelle as Townsman (uncredited)

Tony Rosa as Party Guest (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher as Townsman (uncredited)

Scott Seaton as Party Guest (uncredited)

Ron Soble as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Eileen Stevens as Miss Roman (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson as Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Strong as Townsman (uncredited)

Bill Walker as Old George (uncredited)

Charles Watts as Party Guest (uncredited)