"Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II."
Joaquin Phoenix
as Freddie Quell
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Lancaster Dodd
Amy Adams
as Peggy Dodd
Rami Malek
as Clark
Laura Dern
as Helen Sullivan
Jesse Plemons
as Val Dodd
Ambyr Childers
as Elizabeth Dodd
Madisen Beaty
as Doris Solstad
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Bill White
Patty McCormack
as Mildred Drummond
Lena Endre
as Mrs. Solstad
Barbara Brownell
as Margaret O'Brien
Amy Ferguson
as Martha the Salesgirl
Jennifer Neala Page
as Winn Manchester
Christopher Evan Welch
as John More
Mike Howard
as Rorschach Doctor
Frank Bettag
as Frank
Mimi Cozzens
as Chi Chi Crawford
Jillian Bell
as Susan Gregory
Joshua Close
as Wayne Gregory
Martin Dew
as Norman Conrad
Kevin J. Walsh
as Cliff Boyd
Brady Rubin
as Michelle Mortimer
Jill Andre
as Beatrice Campbell
Barlow Jacobs
as James Sullivan
David Warshofsky
as Philadelphia Police
Tom Knickerbocker
as Judge
Zan Overall
as Bartender
Katie Boland
as Young Woman
Lorelai Hoey
as Baby
Price Carson
as V.A. Doctor
Sarah Shoshana David
as V.A. Nurse
Bruce Goodchild
as V.A. Doctor / Interview
Matt Hering
as V.A. Patient
Dan Anderson
Andrew Koponen
Jeffrey W. Jenkins
Patrick Wilder
Ryan Curtis
Jay Laurence
Abraxas Adams
Tina Bruna
as Portrait Customer
Kevin Hudnell
Hunter Craig
Ryder Craig
Rodion Salnikov
Emily Gilliam
Kody Klein
W. Earl Brown
as Fighting Businessman
Ariel Felix
as Filipino Worker
Vladimir Velasco
John Mark Reyes
Brian Fong
Diane Cortejo
as Young Filipino Woman
Leonida A. Bautista
as Nana
Myrna De Dios
as Angry Filipino Woman
William O'Brien
as Hiring Hall Voice (voice)
Brigitte Hagerman
as New York Party Girl
Charley Morgan
as New York Lawyer
Gigi Benson
as Dancer
Liz Clare
Fiona Dourif
Audrey Finer
Megan Rose Fox
Baily Hopkins
Mari Kearney
Sarah Klaren
Ally Johnson
Brittany Kilcoyne McGregor
LaRain Ring
Kimberly Ables Jindra
as Processing Patient
Theo Crisell
as Jail Bird
Eban Schletter
as Band (Piano)
Scott Rodgers
as Band (Drum)
Melora Walters
as Band (Voice)
Emily Jordan
as British Receptionist
Amanda Caryn Jobbins
Olivia Rosemarie Barham
as Pub Customer
Napoleon Ryan
AnnaCorey
as Madam Grace Love Interest (uncredited)
Bill Blair
as Man at the Bar (uncredited)
Quint Gabriel
as U.K Student
Paul Thomas Anderson
Director
Writer
Jonny Greenwood
Original Music Composer
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Director of Photography
Leslie Jones
Editor
Cassandra Kulukundis
Casting
David Crank
Production Design
Jack Fisk
Amy Wells
Set Decoration
Mark Bridges
Costume Design
Peter McNulty
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Joe Bucaro III
Stunt Double
Chuck Zlotnick
Still Photographer
Phil Bray
Jillian Giacomini
Script Supervisor
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Editor
Matthew Wood
David Acord
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Ulano
Sound mixer
Wendy M. Craig
Costume Supervisor
Paula Suhy
First Assistant Editor
Brendan Walsh
Miia Kovero
Hair Department Head
Kate Biscoe
Makeup Department Head
Linda Cohen
Music Supervisor
Graeme Stewart
Music Editor
Robert T. Chestnut
Transportation Captain
Garrett Warren
Stunt Coordinator
Conner McKinley
Art Department Coordinator
Rudy Reachi
Assistant Property Master
Producer
Megan Ellison
Daniel Lupi
JoAnne Sellar
Germicka Barclay
Hairstylist
Aurora Bergere
Key Makeup Artist
Melody Levy
Makeup Artist
Andrea Pino
Robert Wilson
Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
John P. Goldsmith
Set Designer
Bill Holmquist
Construction Coordinator
Jim Krase
Construction Foreman
C.J. Maguire
Property Master
Malcolm Fife
Foley Editor
Kevin Sellers
Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Coordinator
Colin Anderson
Camera Operator
Michael Bauman
Chief Lighting Technician
Cookie Lopez
Key Set Costumer
Donna Marcione Pollack
Key Costumer
Demelza Cronin
Production Coordinator
Steve Slanec
Dialogue Editor
Cheryl Nardi
Kim Foscato
Executive Producer
Ted Schipper
Tom Massimini
Grip
Tsuyoshi Abe
David Kiiskinen
Lloyd Barachina
Dan Brown
Mark Chadwick
Mark Ginther
Zach Hudson
Jesse V. Johnson
Kevin Larson
Tim Meredith
Rex Reddick
Brian Scannell
Myke Schwartz
Patrick J. Statham
Gary Toy
Mark Aaron Wagner
Unit Production Manager
Will Weiske
Eric Richard Lasko
Second Assistant Director
Michael Kenner
Key Grip
Jeff Kunkle
Dolly Grip
Erik L. Brown
First Assistant Camera
Albert Chi
Co-Producer
Karen Ramirez
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ruth De Jong
Assistant Art Director
Jaime Lovell
Art Department Assistant
Karen Teneyck
Graphic Designer
Keith Sale
Leadman
John W. Micheletos
Jason Bean
On Set Dresser
Lawrence Hornbeck
Scott M. Anderson
Set Dresser
Mike Helbig
Brock Helfer
John Horning
Michael Leonard
Stephen McCumby
Bret Ross
Anthony Samora
Roger Shaide
Gregg Szabo
Louis Visco
Florencia Martin
Set Decoration Buyer
Jill Rolie-December
Aaron Ali Tichenor
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Adam Blantz
Boom Operator
Juan Cisneros
Utility Sound
Lou Wiskes
Jay King
Special Effects Technician
Mike Bonnaud
Best Boy Electrician
Marek Bojsza
Electrician
Michael Ryan Burns
Thomas M. Dangcil
Michael Tolochko
Sophie Shellenberger
James Kumarelas
Rigging Gaffer
Charlie McIntyre
John Morris
Best Boy Grip
Eric Cross
Brook Johnson
Nicholas Kirsten
Robert 'Boomer' McCann
Orlando Orona
Kent Baker
Key Rigging Grip
Gary Gill
Joseph J. Allen
Rigging Grip
Jose F. Barrios
Jonathan Leary
Marc Wall
John Barba
Casting Associate
Tracy Dixon
Extras Casting
David Kramer
Joseph Hicks
Aaron Moskal
Trevor Tavares
Second Second Assistant Director
Marcy Grace Froehlich
Assistant Costume Designer
Paul Black
Costumer
Amy Arnold
Myron Baker
Andrea Cooper
Amy Fegely
Steve Ferry
Branden Marks
Kirstin Gallo
Noel Leonard
David Perrone
Chris Proctor
Valerie White
Gigi Williams
Amanda Williams
Wesley Hodge
Lynn Tully
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Dennie Thorpe
Frank Rinella
Foley Mixer
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Kevin Bolen
Sound Recordist
Stephen Urata
Holly Dorff
ADR Voice Casting
Wainani Young-Tomich
Barry Idoine
Dan Glass
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Gregory D. Liegey
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andy Foster
Visual Effects Producer
Nordin Rahhali
CG Supervisor
Chelsea Kammeyer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Mark W. Jones
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