Burt Lancaster

Col. Anthony Durnford

Simon Ward

Lt. Vereker

Denholm Elliott

Colonel Pulleine

Peter Vaughan

QSM Bloomfield

James Faulkner

Lt. Melvill

Christopher Cazenove

Lt. Coghill

Bob Hoskins

C.S.M. Williams

David Bradley

Pte Williams

Paul Copley

Cpl. Storey

Donald Pickering

Maj. Russell R.A.

Nicholas Clay

Lt. Raw

Phil Daniels

Boy Pullen

Ian Yule

Cpl. Fields

Peter J. Elliott

Sentry

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Maj. Smith R.A.

Jan Bruyns

Elder Boer

Sydney Chama

S.M. Kambula

Len Sparrowhawk

Trooper James

Peter O'Toole

Lord Chelmsford

Nigel Davenport

Col. Hamilton-Brown

Michael Jayston

Col. Crealock

Ronald Pickup

Lt. Harford

Ronald Lacey

Norris Newman

Don Leonard

Fannin

Patrick Mynhardt

Col. Harness

Christopher Chittell

Lt. Milne

Simon Sabela

Cetshwayo

Ken Gampu

Mantshonga

Gilbert Tjabane

Bayele

Abe Temba

Uhama

Muntu Ndebele

Siswe

Paul Mafela

Zulu Prisoner

John Mills

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Freddie Jones

Bishop Colenso

Anna Calder-Marshall

Fanny Colenso

Kenneth Baker

Mr de Witt

Claire Marshall

Mrs de Witt

Vivienne Drummond

Lady Frere

Graham Armitage

Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)

Terrick Fitzhugh

Jackson (uncredited)

Ross Kettle

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)

Michael Richard

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)

Larry Taylor

Grenadier (uncredited)

Ashley Waldorf

Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)

Douglas Hickox

Director

Cy Endfield

Screenplay

Anthony Story

Screenplay

Nate Kohn

Producer

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Ousama Rawi

Director of Photography

Malcolm Cooke

Editor

Cy Endfield

Story

James Faulkner

Co-Producer

Gerry Humphreys

Sound Mixer

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Assistant

Don Sharpe

Sound Editor

Terry Sharratt

Boom Operator

Peter MacDonald

Second Unit Director

Robin Gregory

Sound Mixer

David Tomblin

Second Unit Director

Dieter Nobbe

Associate Producer

Barrie Saint Clair

Executive Producer

Irene Lamb

Casting

John Rosewarne

Production Design

Peter Williams

Art Direction

John Buckley

Costume Design

Colin Polson

Hair Department Head

Colin Arthur

Makeup Department Head