Onder andere met: Jeremy Irvine (Albert Narracott), Emily Watson (Rose Narracott), Peter Mullan (Ted Narracott), Niels Arestrup (Grandfather), David Thewlis (Lyons), Tom Hiddleston (Captain James Nicholls), Benedict Cumberbatch (Major Jamie Stewart), Celine Buckens (Emilie), • Toby Kebbell (Colin, the South Shields soldier), Patrick Kennedy (Lieutenant Charlie Waverly), Leonard Carow (Private Michael Schröder), David Kross (Private Gunther Schröder), Matt Milne (Andrew Easton), Robert Emms (David Lyons), Eddie Marsan (Sergeant Fry)