Despite high production costs and an experienced cast of western veterans, stage actors, and future stars, the film was released with little fanfare.

Despite a cast of well-known actors and actresses, it was not well received.

Passion Play, also made in 2009, got a release but fared poorly at the box office despite a well-known cast of popular actors.

Despite an all-star cast, the Times bureau is equally helpless as deadlines close in.

Despite an all-star cast, it did not succeed at the box office.

Despite a cast of 36, it will be, he said, "an intimate story."

The film was considered a commercial failure despite a strong cast and decent production values.

The film is notable for its box-office success despite a female cast, without a male lead.

So despite a really terrific cast and production and as solid a script as could be in the circumstances, I was not happy.

What sustains "Phantom," of course, is romance, and despite a large cast, only the three romantic leads really count.