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Casting

Director

Douglas Hickox

Producer

Nate Kohn

Executive Producer

Barrie Saint Clair

Screenplay

Cy Endfield, Anthony Story

Story

Cy Endfield

Original Music Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Director of Photography

Ousama Rawi

Editor

Malcolm Cooke

Casting

Irene Lamb

Production Design

John Rosewarne

Art Direction

Peter Williams

Costume Design

John Buckley

Sound Mixer

Gerry Humphreys, Robin Gregory

Burt Lancaster
Burt LancasterCol. Anthony Durnford
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'TooleLord Chelmsford
John Mills
John MillsSir Henry Bartle Frere
Denholm Elliott
Denholm ElliottColonel Pulleine
Simon Ward
Simon WardLt. Vereker
Nigel Davenport
Nigel DavenportCol. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston
Michael JaystonCol. Crealock
Peter Vaughan
Peter VaughanQSM Bloomfield
James Faulkner
James FaulknerLt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove
Christopher CazenoveLt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins
Bob HoskinsC.S.M. Williams
David Bradley
David BradleyPte Williams
Paul Copley
Paul CopleyCpl. Storey
Donald Pickering
Donald PickeringMaj. Russell R.A.
Nicholas Clay
Nicholas ClayLt. Raw
Phil Daniels
Phil DanielsBoy Pullen
Ian Yule
Ian YuleCpl. Fields
Peter J. Elliott
Peter J. ElliottSentry
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Brian O'ShaughnessyMaj. Smith R.A.
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Jan BruynsElder Boer
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Sydney ChamaS.M. Kambula
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Len SparrowhawkTrooper James
Ronald Pickup
Ronald PickupLt. Harford
Ronald Lacey
Ronald LaceyNorris Newman
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Don LeonardFannin
Patrick Mynhardt
Patrick MynhardtCol. Harness
Christopher Chittell
Christopher ChittellLt. Milne
Simon Sabela
Simon SabelaCetshwayo
Ken Gampu
Ken GampuMantshonga
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Gilbert TjabaneBayele
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Abe TembaUhama
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Muntu NdebeleSiswe
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Paul MafelaZulu Prisoner
Freddie Jones
Freddie JonesBishop Colenso
Anna Calder-Marshall
Anna Calder-MarshallFanny Colenso
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Kenneth BakerMr de Witt
Vivienne Drummond
Vivienne DrummondLady Frere
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Graham ArmitageCapt. Shepstone (uncredited)
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Terrick FitzhughJackson (uncredited)
Ross Kettle
Ross KettleIsandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Michael Richard
Michael RichardIsandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
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Larry TaylorGrenadier (uncredited)
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Ashley WaldorfField Hospital Casualty (uncredited)
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Clare MarshallMrs. de Witt (as Claire Marshall)