Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
![]() |
Brad Pitt | Detective David Mills |
![]() |
Morgan Freeman | Detective Lt. William Somerset |
![]() |
Gwyneth Paltrow | Tracy Mills |
![]() |
R. Lee Ermey | Police Captain |
| Andrew Kevin Walker | Dead Man | |
![]() |
Kevin Spacey | John Doe |
| Daniel Zacapa | Detective Taylor | |
![]() |
John Cassini | Officer Davis |
| Hawthorne James | George, Library Night Guard | |
![]() |
Richard Roundtree | Dist. Atty. Martin Talbot |
![]() |
John C. McGinley | California |
![]() |
Richard Portnow | as Dr. Beardsley |
| Emily Wagner | as Detective Sara |
Art |
|
|---|---|
| Arthur Max | Production Design |
| Gary Wissner | Art Direction |
| Clay A. Griffith | Set Decoration |
Camera |
| Darius Khondji | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up |
| Michael Kaplan | Costume Design |
Directing |
| David Fincher | Director |
Editing |
| Richard Francis-Bruce | Editor |
Production |
| Phyllis Carlyle | Producer |
| Arnold Kopelson | Producer |
| Anne Kopelson | Executive Producer |
| Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Suzanne Smith | Casting |
| Dan Kolsrud | Executive Producer |
Sound |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Andrew Kevin Walker | Screenplay |