Omar Ali
Gordon Warnecke
Johnny Burfoot
Daniel Day-Lewis
Bilquis
Charu Bala Chokshi
Nasser's Elder Daughter
Persis Maravala
Nasir's Younger Daughter
Nisha Kapur
Dick O'Donnell
Walter Donohue
Englishman
Neil Cunningham
Zaki
Gurdial Sira
Moose
Stephen Marcus
Poet
Ram John Holder
Gang Member #1
Dawn Archibald
Gang Member #2
Jonathan Moore
Hussein "Papa" Ali
Roshan Seth
Telephone Man
Gerard Horan
Tariq
Bhasker Patel
Dealer
Badi Uzzaman
Student
Ayub Khan-Din
Girl in Disco
Dulice Liecier
Kid #1
Chris Pitt
Kid #2
Kerryann White
Madame Butterfly Man
Colin Campbell
Zaki's Wife
Sheila Chitnis
Jamaican #1
Winston Graham
Nasser Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Jamaican #2
Dudley Thomas
Salim N. Ali
Derrick Branche
Tania N. Ali
Rita Wolf
Cherry N. Ali
Souad Faress
Rachel
Shirley Anne Field
Genghis
Richard Graham
Squatter
Garry Cooper
Costume Design
Lindy Hemming
Stunt Coordinator
Nosher Powell
Producer
Tim Bevan
Bill Weston
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Rocky Taylor
Original Music Composer
Stanley Myers
Hans Zimmer
Director
Stephen Frears
Author
Hanif Kureishi
Writer
Sarah Radclyffe
Director of Photography
Oliver Stapleton
Editor
Mick Audsley
Production Design
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Makeup Artist
Elaine Carew
Hairstylist
Wendy Rawson
Property Master
Ray Perry Sr.
Jim Dowdall
Still Photographer
Mike Laye
Sound Recordist
Albert Bailey
Production Manager
Jane Frazer
Location Manager
Rebecca O'Brien
Continuity
Penny Eyles
Assistant Art Director
Alison Dominitz
Boom Operator
St. Clair Davis
Gaffer
Malcolm Davies