| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kathryn Bigelow | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Pax Wassermann | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Ryan Collison | Crew | Sound | Sound Editor |
Sean Garnhart | Crew | Sound | Sound Editor |
Tom Paul | Crew | Sound | Supervising Sound Editor |
David McKillop | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 H. Scott Salinas | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
 Leslie Bloome | Crew | Sound | Sound Editor |
Matthew Hamachek | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Matthew Heineman | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography |
Matt Porwoll | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Robert DeBitetto | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Joanna Fang | Crew | Sound | Sound Editor |
Bill Orrico | Crew | Sound | Dialogue Editor |
Daniel Carter | Crew | Camera | Camera Operator |
 Molly Thompson | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Tom Yellin | Crew | Production | Producer |
Jackson Greenberg | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Bradley J. Ross | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Joe Deveau | Crew | Sound | Music Editor |
 Ross McDonnell | Crew | Camera | Additional Director of Photography |
Paco Valenciano | Cast | Self - Autodefensas Comandante | |
Robert Hetrick | Cast | Himself | |
José Manuel Mireles Valverde | Cast | Himself | |
Shawn Wilson | Cast | Self | |
Enrique Peña Nieto | Cast | Self | |
Janet Fields | Cast | Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend | |
Chaneque | Cast | Self - drug cartel thug | |
Karla | Cast | Self | |
María Imilse Arrué | Cast | Self (as María Imilse) | |
Tim Nailer Foley | Cast | Self (as Tim 'Nailer' Foley) | |
Estanislao Beltránin | Cast | Self - spokesman, Autodefensas | |
Caballo | Cast | Self - drug cartel thug | |
Nicolás Sierra | Cast | Self (as as Nicolás Sierra 'El Gordo') | |
Ana Valencia | Cast | Self - Manuel Mireles' wife | |
Alfredo Castillo Cervantes | Cast | Self - Mexican political (as Alfredo Castillo) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
