Cast
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)
Crew
Cy Endfield
Screenplay
(Writing)
Anthony Story
Screenplay
(Writing)
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Nate Kohn
Producer
(Production)
Douglas Hickox
Director
(Directing)
Malcolm Cooke
Editor
(Editing)
Ousama Rawi
Director of Photography
(Camera)
Robin O'Donoghue
Sound Assistant
(Sound)
Don Sharpe
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Terry Sharratt
Boom Operator
(Sound)
James Faulkner
Co-Producer
(Production)
Cy Endfield
Story
(Writing)
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Mixer
(Sound)
Peter MacDonald
Second Unit Director
(Directing)
Robin Gregory
Sound Mixer
(Sound)
David Tomblin
Second Unit Director
(Directing)
Colin Polson
Hair Department Head
(Costume & Make-Up)
John Buckley
Costume Design
(Costume & Make-Up)
Peter Williams
Art Direction
(Art)
Dieter Nobbe
Associate Producer
(Production)
Barrie Saint Clair
Executive Producer
(Production)
Colin Arthur
Makeup Department Head
(Costume & Make-Up)
Irene Lamb
Casting
(Production)
John Rosewarne
Production Design
(Art)