Lieutenant John Chard R.E.

Stanley Baker

Otto Witt

Jack Hawkins

Margareta Witt

Ulla Jacobsson

Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead

Michael Caine

Private Henry Hook

James Booth

Colour-Sergeant Bourne

Nigel Green

Sergeant Maxfield

Paul Daneman

Private Owen

Ivor Emmanuel

Surgeon Reynolds

Patrick Magee

Corporal Allen

Glynn Edwards

Private Thomas

Neil McCarthy

Pvt. Hitch

David Kernan

Pvt. Cole

Gary Bond

Private 612 Williams

Peter Gill

Narration spoken (voice)

Richard Burton

Lance / Corporal

Tom Gerrard

Cetewayo

Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Company Cook

Kerry Jordan

Commissary Dalton

Dennis Folbigge

Private 593 Jones

Richard Davies

Gunner Howarth

Dafydd Havard

Adendorff

Gert Van den Bergh

Private 716 Jones

Denys Graham

Sick Man

Harvey Hall

Corporal Schiess

Dickie Owen

Stephenson

John Sullivan

Sergeant Windridge

Joe Powell

Hughes

Larry Taylor

Bugler

Ronald Hill

Cetewayo

Chief Buthelezi

Dance Leader

Simon Sabela

Jacob

Daniel Tshabalala

Red Garters

Ephraim Mbhele