* James Garner as James "Jim" L. Robinson (CEO of RJR Nabisco)
* Jonathan Pryce as F. Ross Johnson (CEO of RJR Nabisco)
* Gary Sinise as Henry Kravis (Head of KKR)
* Hume Cronyn as William F. Laporte (RJR Nabisco director)
* Gretchen Mol as Brenda Johnson (Wife of F. Ross Johnson)
* Peter Riegert as David H. Livingston (KKR partner)
* Max Wright as George H. Behr (KKR partner)
* Robert Joy as Michael Milken (Junk bond king)
* Kevin Spacey as I. W. "Bill" Gross (CEO of Pacific Investment Management Company)
* James Earl Jones as Dr. Carl J. Collins (Black activist)
* J. T. Walsh as Edward "Ted" Henning (RJR Nabisco executive)
This cast features a fantastic lineup of talented actors, who brought the intense drama and real-life story of the RJR Nabisco takeover to life.