Directed by David Chase Written by David Chase   Cast James Gandolfini ... Tony Soprano Lorraine Bracco ... Dr. Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco ... Carmela Soprano Michael Imperioli ... Christopher Moltisanti Dominic Chianese ... Junior Soprano Vincent Pastore ... Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero Steven Van Zandt ... Silvio Dante Tony Sirico ... Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri Robert Iler ... A.J. Soprano Jamie-Lynn Sigler ... Meadow Soprano Nancy Marchand ... Livia Soprano Michael Gaston ... Alex Mahaffey Joe Lisi ... Dick Barone John Ventimiglia ... Artie Bucco Jerry Adler ... Hesh Rabkin Alton Clinton ... MRI Technician Phil Coccioletti ... Nils Borglund Michele DeCesare ... Hunter Scangarelo (as Michele de Cesare) Drea de Matteo ... Adriana La Cerva Elaine del Valle ... Sandrine Giuseppe Delipiano ... Restaurant Owner Siberia M. Federico ... Irina Peltsin (as Siberia Federico) Justine Miceli ... Nursing Home Director Kathrine Narducci ... Charmaine Bucco (as Katherine Narducci) Joe Pucillo ... Beppy Scerbo Michael Santoro ... Father Phil Intintola Bruce Smolanoff ... Emil Kolar Uncredited Cast Vito Picone ... Vito Craig Zucchero ... Uncle Junior's Bodyguard Produced by Martin Bruestle   David Chase   Brad Grey   Ilene S. Landress

Additional Info Premiere: January 10, 1999 DVD Release: December 12, 2000 Blu-ray Release: November 24, 2009 Country: Distributor: HBO Studios Websites: Production Companies Home Box Office (HBO) Brillstein Entertainment Partners (1999-2007) The Park Entertainment (uncredited) Distributors Home Box Office (HBO)   (1999-2007) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2000-2008) (USA) (DVD) A+E Networks   (2007) (USA) (TV) (repeats) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (season 1) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 6.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #357 / 20,704 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking