Set in Richmond, Virginia in October 1864, tells the story of a Union spy working to seize control of the telegraph office.
Meryl Streep
as Edith Varney
John Lithgow
as Capt. Thorne
Mary Beth Hurt
as Caroline Mitford
Lenny Baker
as Henry Dumont
Alice Drummond
as Mrs. Varney
Charles Kimbrough
as Benton Arrelsford
Frederick Coffin
as Lt. Maxwell
Joe Grifasi
as Cpl. Matson
Jeffrey Jones
as Sgt. Wilson