Walter Cronkite

as Self - Host

Richard Dreyfuss

as President

Noah Wyle

as Buck

Brian Dennehy

as Gen. Bogan

Sam Elliott

as Congressman Raskob

James Cromwell

as Gordon Knapp

John Diehl

as Col. Cascio

Hank Azaria

as Prof. Groeteschele

Norman Lloyd

as Defense Secretary Swenson

Stephen Frears

Director