Col. Anthony Durnford
Burt Lancaster
Lt. Vereker
Simon Ward
Lt. Raw
Nicholas Clay
Boy Pullen
Phil Daniels
Cpl. Fields
Ian Yule
Sentry
Peter J. Elliott
Maj. Smith R.A.
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Elder Boer
Jan Bruyns
S.M. Kambula
Sydney Chama
Trooper James
Len Sparrowhawk
Lord Chelmsford
Peter O'Toole
Col. Hamilton-Brown
Nigel Davenport
Colonel Pulleine
Denholm Elliott
Col. Crealock
Michael Jayston
Lt. Harford
Ronald Pickup
Norris Newman
Ronald Lacey
Fannin
Don Leonard
Col. Harness
Patrick Mynhardt
Lt. Milne
Christopher Chittell
Cetshwayo
Simon Sabela
Mantshonga
Ken Gampu
Bayele
Gilbert Tjabane
Uhama
Abe Temba
QSM Bloomfield
Peter Vaughan
Siswe
Muntu Ndebele
Zulu Prisoner
Paul Mafela
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
John Mills
Bishop Colenso
Freddie Jones
Fanny Colenso
Anna Calder-Marshall
Mr de Witt
Kenneth Baker
Mrs de Witt
Claire Marshall
Lady Frere
Vivienne Drummond
Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)
Graham Armitage
Jackson (uncredited)
Terrick Fitzhugh
Lt. Melvill
James Faulkner
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Ross Kettle
Michael Richard
Grenadier (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)
Ashley Waldorf
Lt. Coghill
Christopher Cazenove
C.S.M. Williams
Bob Hoskins
Pte Williams
David Bradley
Cpl. Storey
Paul Copley
Maj. Russell R.A.
Donald Pickering
Co-Producer
Second Unit Director
Peter MacDonald
Screenplay
Cy Endfield
Story
Makeup Department Head
Colin Arthur
Director
Douglas Hickox
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Anthony Story
Producer
Nate Kohn
Editor
Malcolm Cooke
Director of Photography
Ousama Rawi
Sound Assistant
Robin O'Donoghue
Sound Editor
Don Sharpe
Boom Operator
Terry Sharratt
Sound Mixer
Gerry Humphreys
Robin Gregory
David Tomblin
Hair Department Head
Colin Polson
Costume Design
John Buckley
Art Direction
Peter Williams
Associate Producer
Dieter Nobbe
Executive Producer
Barrie Saint Clair
Casting
Irene Lamb
Production Design
John Rosewarne