The phrase "a cast of almost" is not a standard expression in written English and may be unclear without context.
It could be used in a context where you are describing a group of people or characters that are nearly complete or representative of something.
Example: "The film featured a cast of almost every major actor in Hollywood, making it a star-studded event."
Alternatives: "a lineup of nearly" or "a group of almost".
The Tattoo has a cast of almost 1,000.
Relentlessly, we are confronted with a cast of almost entirely unsympathetic characters populating a grotesque suburban world.
But part one is already enormous, with a cast of almost forty, plus sixteen puppets, and a running time of two and a half hours.
If Mr. Simpson is worried about the demands of producing a lengthy show with a cast of almost 40 — drawn from the 90 members of the Bats, the Flea's resident acting company — he's not showing it.
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to take A Midsummer Night's Dream on the road next year for one of the biggest projects it has ever staged – with a cast of almost 700 from amateur theatrical groups around the country.
The band have been working closely with Gavin and Misty Buckley, their live show co-designer, who is also working as the designer of the Closing Ceremony "to play a set of their most iconic music alongside a cast of almost 2,000 in the Olympic Stadium", on what singer Chris Martin said would be "one of the biggest nights of our lives".
A cast of almost-real characters from his rule now synonymous with the American-funded and Pakistan-based jihad in Afghanistan surrounds him, including OBL, a tall bearded Saudi construction magnate, who wants to be important.All this is amusing, as is the tale's finale.
In the Anthony trial a system that worked almost too well met a cast of characters almost too bad to be believed, and that's true not merely, or even mainly, of the Anthonys.
On a stark stage — the only decoration is a sketch of a cabin, white on a dark ground — with just a few benches and a few simple props, a cast of 10 (almost all doubling or tripling roles) enacts Stowe's crowded story.
A cast of great actresses almost equal to that assembled for George Cukor's The Women will (for some moviegoers) make it worth a visit.
From the applicants, Mr. Martin gathered and rehearsed a cast of eager players, almost all professional actors with day jobs like office receptionist or waiter.
