500 Nations (TV Mini Series)
The Ancestors (1995)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Jack Leustig | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| W.T. Morgan | ||
| John Pohl | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Kevin Costner | ... | Self - Host | |
| Gregory Harrison | ... | Self - Narrator | |
| Eric Schweig | ... | (voice) | |
| Gordon Tootoosis | ... | (voice) | |
| Wes Studi | ... | (voice) | |
| Castulo Guerra | ... | (voice) | |
| Tony Plana | ... | (voice) | |
| Edward James Olmos | ... | (voice) | |
| Patrick Stewart | ... | (voice) | |
| Gary Farmer | ... | (voice) | |
| Tom Jackson | ... | (voice) | |
| Tantoo Cardinal | ... | (voice) | |
| Dante Basco | ... | (voice) | |
| Sheldon Peters Wolfchild | ... | (voice) | |
| Timothy Bottoms | ... | (voice) (as Tim Bottoms) | |
| Michael Horse | ... | (voice) | |
| Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman | ... | (voice) | |
| Amy Madigan | ... | (voice) | |
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Frank Salsedo | ... | (voice) |
| Kurtwood Smith | ... | (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Graham Greene | |||
| Kimberly Guerrero | |||
Produced by
| Kevin Costner | ... | executive producer |
| Bernd Eichinger | ... | executive producer |
| Smokey Forester | ... | supervising field producer |
| Jack Leustig | ... | producer |
| John Pohl | ... | associate producer |
| Heather Rae | ... | field producer |
| Ralph Tornberg | ... | executive producer |
| Jim Wilson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Peter Buffett | ||
Editing by
| Rick Blue | ||
| Edgar Burcksen | ||
| Susan R. Crutcher | ... | supervising editor |
Costume Design by
| Janet Grower | ||
Production Management
| Smokey Forester | ... | unit production manager (1995) |
| Debra Spidell | ... | unit production manager |
Sound Department
| Phil Benson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Kent Brown | ... | sound design assistant |
| Robert Deschaine | ... | engineer: voice overs |
| Frank E. Eulner | ... | sound effects editor (as Frank Eulner) |
| Malcolm Fife | ... | sound effects editor |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | sound mixer: Russian Hill Recording |
| Pat Jackson | ... | dialogue editor |
| David Jobe | ... | sound recordist: voice overs |
| James Lebrecht | ... | sound: design |
| Samuel Lehmer | ... | sound mixer: Russian Hill Recording |
| Dennis Leonard | ... | sound designer |
| Roger Phenix | ... | production sound mixer (1995) |
| Trevor Pressman | ... | sound design intern |
| Susan Sanford | ... | sound effects editor |
| Christopher Scarabosio | ... | dialogue editor (as Chris Scarabosio) / supervising sound editor |
| Randy Thom | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Tami Treadwell | ... | sound recordist: voice overs (as Tammi Treadwell) |
| Matthew Wood | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
| Stevan Del George | ... | CGI artist: Kleiser-Walczak |
| John Grower | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Eric Guaglione | ... | animation director |
| Bruce Jones | ... | visual effects producer |
| Ken Rudolph | ... | motion control photographer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David Eubank | ... | first assistant camera: Mexico |
| Terry Hopkins | ... | camera operator (1995) |
| Paul Marbury | ... | first assistant camera |
| William McCullough | ... | assistant camera (1995) |
| Mike Mickens | ... | gaffer |
Animation Department
| Mark Wendell | ... | computer animation: SBS |
Editorial Department
| Greg Gilmore | ... | on-line editor |
Music Department
| David Arkenstone | ... | musician: guitar |
| Dan Chase | ... | associate music producer / musician: additional percussion |
| Susan R. Crutcher | ... | music supervisor (as Susan Crutcher) |
| Jason Klagstad | ... | musician: guitar |
| Maria M. Machado | ... | music executive: Tig |
| Chief Hawk Pope | ... | vocalist |
| Douglas Spotted Eagle | ... | musician: flute |
Additional Crew
| Christine Akrey | ... | production coordinator: Canada |
| Lorenzo Caccialanza | ... | voice character |
| Laura Davis | ... | interviewer |
| Lee Miller | ... | head of research |
| Ka-Mook Nichols | ... | researcher |
| Brian Wescott | ... | researcher |
| Tristan Whalley | ... | international marketing (uncredited) |