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

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)

Clare Marshall

Mrs. de Witt (as Claire Marshall)