Julia Ormond

The Daughter

Ralph Fiennes

The Bishop's Son

Philip Stone

The Bishop

Jonathan Lacey

Cosimo Medici

Don Henderson

The Father Confessor

Celia Gregory

The Mother Superior

Jeff Nuttall

The Major Domo

Jessica Hynes

The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)

Kathryn Hunter

The Second Midwife

Gabrielle Reidy

The Third Midwife

Frank Egerton

The Prompter

Phelim McDermott

The First Tutor

Tony Vogel

The Father

Tatiana Strauss

The First Nun

Louisa Milwood-Haigh

The Second Nun

Anna Nieland

The Wetnurse

Graham Valentine

Famine

Diana van Kolck

The Mother

Leslie Cuss

The Second Tutor

Rien Kroon

The Chaplain

Jan Sepers

Carpaccio

Nils Dorando

The Baby of Mâcon

Richard Blair

The First Soldier

Tony Dunham

The Second Soldier

Humphrey Sallons

Cosimo's Servant

Dennis Rudge

Entourage Servant

Hans Bosch

Entourage Servant

Sjoerd Ghijssen

Entourage Servant

Michiel Riedijk

Entourage Servant

Bert Sevenhuijsen

The Deacon

John Hartnett

Cynical Auction Bidder (uncredited)

Bastian Pastewka

Laborer (uncredited)

Dela Maria Vaags

Choir Farmer's Wives (uncredited)

Sacha Vierny

Director of Photography

Peter Greenaway

Writer

Peter Greenaway

Director

Chris Wyatt

Editor

Daniel Reuss

Music Consultant

Paul M. van Brugge

Music Producer

Yves Marmion

Co-Producer

Denis Wigman

Executive Producer

Abi Cohen

Casting

Christoph Hahnheiser

Co-Producer

Ben Zuydwijk

Painter

Ellen Lens

Costume Design

Sara Meerman

Makeup Artist

Seumas Next

Sound Effects

Jan Roelfs

Production Design

Kees Kasander

Producer

Birger Laube

Makeup Effects Designer

Paul Govey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben van Os

Production Design

Nigel Heath

Sound Editor

Mark Taylor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bavo Defurne

Set Decoration

Garth Marshall

Sound Mixer

Dien van Straalen

Costume Design

Jack Stew

Foley Artist

Ed Colyer

Assistant Sound Editor

Clemens Erbach

Casting