Principal Cast
Gary Oldman
as Herman Mankiewicz
Amanda Seyfried
as Marion Davies
Lily Collins
as Rita Alexander
Tom Pelphrey
as Joseph Mankiewicz
Arliss Howard
as Louis B. Mayer
Tuppence Middleton
as Sara Mankiewicz
Monika Gossmann
as Fräulein Frieda
Joseph Cross
as Charles Lederer
Sam Troughton
as John Houseman
Toby Leonard Moore
as David O. Selznick
Tom Burke
as Orson Welles
Charles Dance
as William Randolph Hearst
Ferdinand Kingsley
as Irving Thalberg
Jamie McShane
as Shelly Metcalf
Jack Romano
as Sid Perelman
Adam Shapiro
as George S. Kaufman
John Churchill
as Charles MacArthur
Jeff Harms
as Ben Hecht
Derek Petropolis
as Eddie Cantor
Sean Persaud
as Tommy
Paul Fox
as Josef Von Sternberg
Tom Simmons
as Doctor
Nick Job
as John Gilbert
Colin Ward
as Older Man
Cooper Tomlinson
as Younger Man
Julie Collis
as Female Starlet
Arlo Mertz
as Child Star
Craig Welzbacher
as Rexford Tugwell
Jessie Cohen
as Norma Shearer Thalberg
Desiree Louise
as Irene Selznick
Amie Farrell
as Mrs. Meyer
Ian Boyd
as Slim
Jay Villwock
as C.C.
Lou George
as Ed the Gate Guard
John Lee Ames
as Grady
Bill Nye
as Upton Sinclair
Richmond Arquette
as Heckler
David Lee Smith
as Sinclair Supporter
Mario Di Donato
as A Mans Voice (voice)
James Patrick Duffy
as Another Man
Flo Lawrence
as Maude Anderson
Randy Davison
as Maître D
Christian Prentice
as Emcee
Leven Rambin
as Eve - Shellys Girlfriend
Rick Pasqualone
as Singer
Gary Teitelbaum
as Rabbi
Eden Wattez
as Joanna Mankiewicz - Age 2
Roslyn Cohn
as Elmma Wilson
Mark Fite
as James Wilson
John Patrick Jordan
as Best Original Screenplay Announcer
Ben Mankiewicz
as Broadcaster, Academy Awards
Natalie Denise Sperl
as Movie Star #2
Brian Michael Jones
as Aide - Ben
Camille Montgomery
as Starlet #1
Craig Robert Young
as Charlie Chaplin
Paul Carafotes
as Assistant Director
Anne Beyer
as Female Party Goer
Joey Hagler
as Male Party Goer
Sean Donnellan
as Martin Butler
Stewart Skelton
as News Reel I
Malachi Rivers
as News Reel II
Keith Barber
as News Reel III
Kaytlin Borgen
as Mayers Secretary
Madison West
as Starlet #2
Elvy Yost
as Starlet #3
Ali Axelrad
as Starlet #4
Adrienne Evans
as Wife #1
Dana Lyn Baron
as Wife #3
Jaclyn Bethany
as Typist (uncredited)
Cary Christopher
as Young Joseph Mankiewicz (uncredited)
Scarlet Cummings
as Bette Davis (uncredited)
Alex Leontev
as Writer (uncredited)
Matteo Menzies
as Frank Mankiewicz (uncredited)
Tyler Schweer
as Don Mankiewicz (uncredited)
Michelle Twarowska
as Joan Crawford (uncredited)
Kingston Vernes
as Young Herman Mankiewicz (uncredited)
Adam Woldtvedt
as Flower Guy (uncredited)
Sebastian Faure
as Movie Star #1
Production Crew
Directing
- David Fincher Director
Writing
- Jack Fincher Screenplay
Camera
- Erik Messerschmidt Director of Photography
Art
- Chris Craine Art Direction
- Donald Graham Burt Production Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Trish Summerville Costume Design
Production
- Eric Roth Producer
- Ceán Chaffin Producer
- Douglas Urbanski Producer
Sound
- Trent Reznor Original Music Composer
- Atticus Ross Original Music Composer
Visual Effects
- Mathew Cowie Animation Supervisor