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 BoerSydney Chama
S.M. KambulaLen Sparrowhawk
Trooper James
Peter O'Toole
Lord Chelmsford
Nigel Davenport
Col. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston
Col. Crealock
Ronald Pickup
Lt. Harford
Ronald Lacey
Norris NewmanDon Leonard
Fannin
Patrick Mynhardt
Col. Harness
Christopher Chittell
Lt. Milne
Simon Sabela
Cetshwayo
Ken Gampu
MantshongaGilbert Tjabane
BayeleAbe Temba
UhamaMuntu Ndebele
SiswePaul Mafela
Zulu Prisoner
John Mills
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Freddie Jones
Bishop Colenso
Anna Calder-Marshall
Fanny ColensoKenneth Baker
Mr de WittClaire Marshall
Mrs de Witt
Vivienne Drummond
Lady FrereGraham Armitage
Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)Terrick Fitzhugh
Jackson (uncredited)
Ross Kettle
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)Michael Richard
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)Larry Taylor
Grenadier (uncredited)
Released
en
$11,750,000.00
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Reviews
Though certainly epic in cinematographic terms, this is a really meandering and over-cast depiction of the Zulu defeat of the British garrison at Isandlwana at the end of the 19th century. I'm assuming it was made as a precursor of - and to capitalise upon - the far superior "Zulu" (1964) but right from the get-go it's just wordy and ponderous and, well, lacklustre. Peter O'Toole does exude a cert