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Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
| Ed Bloom (young) | Ewan McGregor |
| Ed Bloom (senior) | Albert Finney |
| Will Bloom | Billy Crudup |
| Sandra Bloom (senior) | Jessica Lange |
| Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch | Helena Bonham Carter |
| Sandra Bloom (young) | Alison Lohman |
| Dr. Bennett (senior) | Robert Guillaume |
| Josephine | Marion Cotillard |
| Karl the Giant | Matthew McGrory |
| Don Price (age 18-22) | David Denman |
| Mildred | Missi Pyle |
| Beamen | Loudon Wainwright III |
| Ping | Ada Tai |
| Jing | Arlene Tai |
| Norther Winslow | Steve Buscemi |
| Amos Calloway | Danny DeVito |
| Mr. Soggybottom | Deep Roy |
| Ed Bloom (age 10) | Perry Walston |
| Jenny (age 8) | Hailey Anne Nelson |
| Will Bloom (age 6-8) | Grayson Stone |
| Ed's Father | R. Keith Harris |
| Ed's Mother | Karla Droege |
| Zacky Price (age 10) | Zac Gardner |
| Don Price (age 12) | John Lowell |
| Wilbur (age 10) | Darrell Vanterpool |
| Ruthie (age 8) | Miley Cyrus |
| Little Brave | Joseph Humphrey |
| Will's Date | Morgan Grace Jarrett |
| Pretty Girl | Sallie Hedrick |
| Mayor | Charles McLawhorn |
| Sharecropper | Frank Hoyt Taylor |
| Little Girl | Savanna James |
| Banjo Man | Billy Redden |
| Shotgun Toter | James DeForest Parker |
| Some Farmer | Russell Hodgkinson |
| Shephard | Don Young |
| Townsperson | Jayne Morgan |
| Townsperson | David Ramsey |
| Townsperson | Greg Hohn |
| Cashier | Zach Hanner |
| Colossus | George McArthur |
| Jump Leader | Jeff Campbell |
| Chinese Emcee | Lawrence Sykkmon |
| Teller Woman | Bonnie Johnson |
| Piano Student | Howard Houston Jr. |
| Heavy Set Nurse | Joanne Pankow |
| Will's son | Trevor Gagnon |
| Kid | Jacob Radford |
| Dr. Bennett (young) | Karlos Walkes |
| Lobster Woman | Cathy Berry |
| Side Show Barker | John Fugate |
| Econ Professor | Daniel Wallace |
| Ventriloquist | Metz Duites |
| Asian Officer | Vincent J. Ybiernas |
| Chicken Plant Operator | Barry C. Harvard |
| Municipal Dump Owner | Edward Aldag |
| Auctioneer | Michael Garnet Stewart |
| Pretty Man | C. Alan Rawlins Sr. |
| Old Zacky | Jake Brake |
| River Woman | Bevin Kaye |
| Spectre Citizen (uncredited) | L.C. Holt |
| Spectre Citizen (uncredited) | Will Thomas |
