Casting

Director

Peter Greenaway

Producer

Kees Kasander

Executive Producer

Denis Wigman

Writer

Peter Greenaway

Director of Photography

Sacha Vierny

Editor

Chris Wyatt

Casting

Abi Cohen, Clemens Erbach

Production Design

Jan Roelfs, Ben van Os

Set Decoration

Bavo Defurne

Costume Design

Ellen Lens, Dien van Straalen

Makeup Artist

Sara Meerman

Sound Mixer

Garth Marshall

Julia Ormond
Julia OrmondThe Daughter
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph FiennesThe Bishop's Son
Philip Stone
Philip StoneThe Bishop
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Jonathan LaceyCosimo Medici
Don Henderson
Don HendersonThe Father Confessor
Celia Gregory
Celia GregoryThe Mother Superior
Jeff Nuttall
Jeff NuttallThe Major Domo
Jessica Hynes
Jessica HynesThe First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Kathryn Hunter
Kathryn HunterThe Second Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy
Gabrielle ReidyThe Third Midwife
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Frank EgertonThe Prompter
Phelim McDermott
Phelim McDermottThe First Tutor
Tony Vogel
Tony VogelThe Father
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Tatiana StraussThe First Nun
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Louisa Milwood-HaighThe Second Nun
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Anna NielandThe Wetnurse
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Graham ValentineFamine
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Diana van KolckThe Mother
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Leslie CussThe Second Tutor
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Rien KroonThe Chaplain
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Jan SepersCarpaccio
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Nils DorandoThe Baby of Mâcon
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Richard BlairThe First Soldier
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Tony DunhamThe Second Soldier
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Humphrey SallonsCosimo's Servant
Dennis Rudge
Dennis RudgeEntourage Servant
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Hans BoschEntourage Servant
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Sjoerd GhijssenEntourage Servant
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Michiel RiedijkEntourage Servant
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Bert SevenhuijsenThe Deacon
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John HartnettCynical Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Bastian Pastewka
Bastian PastewkaLaborer (uncredited)
Dela Maria Vaags
Dela Maria VaagsChoir Farmer's Wives (uncredited)