| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Godfrey Reggio | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Author |
 John Bailey | Crew | Camera | Camera Operator |
 Lawrence Taub | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Philip Glass | Crew | Sound | Music |
 Russell Lee Fine | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Steve Boeddeker | Crew | Sound | Sound Designer |
 Steven Soderbergh | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Yo-Yo Ma | Crew | Sound | Musician |
Martin Czembor | Crew | Sound | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sanja Milic | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Department Head |
John Clemens | Crew | Camera | First Assistant Camera |
Timothy Housel | Crew | Camera | Camera Operator |
Gil Kanat | Crew | Crew | Video Assist Operator |
Joe Beirne | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Jon Kane | Crew | Editing | Editor, Second Unit Director |
Mel Lawrence | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Jason Vandermer | Crew | Camera | Second Assistant Camera |
Steve Goldin | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
 Adolf Hitler | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Bill Clinton | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Elton John | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Fidel Castro | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 George Harrison | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 John Lennon | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Marlon Brando | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Paul McCartney | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ringo Starr | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ronald Reagan | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Vladimir Lenin | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Mao Zedong | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
