"The humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted in and influenced by the Knox River and its vacant mills, their class differences, and ghosts of the past."
Ed Harris
as Miles Roby
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Charlie Mayne
Helen Hunt
as Janine Roby
Paul Newman
as Max Roby
Robin Wright
as Grace Roby
Aidan Quinn
as David Roby
Joanne Woodward
as Francine Whiting
Dennis Farina
as Walt Comeau
William Fichtner
as Jimmy Minty
Estelle Parsons
as Bea
Theresa Russell
as Charlene
Kate Burton
as Cindy Whiting
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Horace
Trevor Morgan
as Zack Minty
Danielle Panabaker
as Christina "Tick" Roby
Lou Taylor Pucci
as John Voss
Nesbitt Blaisdell
as Father Tom
Adam LeFevre
as Father Mark
Stephen Mendillo
as Bill Daws
Larry Pine
as Narrator / Otto Meyer
Delia Robertson
as Candace
Tony Takacs
as Justin
Miles Chandler
as Young Miles
Fred Schepisi
Director
Maria Nay
Set Decoration
Paul Grabowsky
Music
Susan Malerstein
Script Supervisor
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Colleen Callaghan
Hairstylist
John Kasarda
Art Direction
Stuart Wurtzel
Production Design
Richard Russo
Novel
Kate Williams
Editor
Cameron Bonsey
Teleplay
Donna Zakowska
Costume Design
Gloria Grant
Makeup Artist
Toy Van Lierop
Makeup Department Head
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
Nora Kasarda
Art Department Coordinator
Writer
Scott Steindorff
Executive Producer
Marc Platt
William Teitler
Producer