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."

Peter O'Toole

"Lord Chelmsford"

Nigel Davenport

"Col. Hamilton-Brown"

Michael Jayston

"Col. Crealock"

Ronald Pickup

"Lt. Harford"

Ronald Lacey

"Norris Newman"

Patrick Mynhardt

"Col. Harness"

Christopher Chittell

"Lt. Milne"

Simon Sabela

"Cetshwayo"

Ken Gampu

"Mantshonga"

John Mills

"Sir Henry Bartle Frere"

Freddie Jones

"Bishop Colenso"

Anna Calder-Marshall

"Fanny Colenso"

Vivienne Drummond

"Lady Frere"

Ross Kettle

"Isandhlwana Redcoat (unc…"

Larry Taylor

"Grenadier (uncredited)"