Directed by Timothy Van Patten 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 Steven Van Zandt ... Silvio Dante Tony Sirico ... Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri Robert Iler ... A.J. Soprano Jamie-Lynn Sigler ... Meadow Soprano Drea de Matteo ... Adriana La Cerva Aida Turturro ... Janice Soprano John Ventimiglia ... Artie Bucco Federico Castelluccio ... Furio Giunta Steve Schirripa ... Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri (as Steven R. Schirripa) Robert Funaro ... Eugene Pontecorvo Kathrine Narducci ... Charmaine Bucco (as Katherine Narducci) Nancy Marchand ... Livia Soprano (credit only) Joe Pantoliano ... Ralph Cifaretto Jerry Adler ... Hesh Peter Riegert ... Assemblyman Ronald Zellman Tom Aldredge ... Hugh DeAngelis Suzanne Shepherd ... Mary DeAngelis Alla Kliouka ... Svetlana Kirilenko Vincent Curatola ... Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni John Fiore ... Gigi Cestone Joseph R. Gannascoli ... Vito Spatafore Dan Grimaldi ... Patsy Parisi George Loros ... Raymond Curto Richard Maldone ... Albert Barese Vincent Pastore ... Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero Gregory Alan Williams ... Reverend James Jr. (as Gregalan Williams) Patrick Tully ... Noah Tannenbaum Nicole Burdette ... Barbara Giglione Ralph Lucarelli ... Cozzerelli Peter McRobbie ... Father Felix Sharon Angela ... Rosalie Aprile Jason Cerbone ... Jackie Aprile Jr. Tim Gallin ... Joe Zachary Marcia Haufrecht ... Fanny Maureen Van Zandt ... Gabriella Dante Vito Antuofermo ... Bobby Zanone (as Vito Antuofurmo Sr.) Dimitri DeFresco ... Drew (as Dimitri De Fresco) Marie Donato ... 2 to 5 / 7 to 9 Katalin Pota ... Lilliana Wosilius Ed Vassallo ... Tom Giglione Gary Evans ... FBI Tech #2 Frank Pando ... Agent Grasso Carlos Lopez ... FBI Technician Michael Strano ... FBI Agent Uncredited Cast Raymond Franza ... Donny K. Gaetano LoGiudice ... Guest at Wake Produced by Henry Bronchtein   Martin Bruestle   Mitchell Burgess   David Chase   Gregg Glickman   Robin Green   Brad Grey   Todd A. Kessler   Ilene S. Landress   Gianna Maria Smart   Terence Winter

Additional Info Premiere: March 04, 2001 DVD Release: August 27, 2002 Blu-ray Release: November 04, 2014 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 6.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.6 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #359 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking