Stanley Baker as Lt. John Chard R.E.

Jack Hawkins as Rev. Otto Witt

Ulla Jacobsson as Margareta Witt

James Booth as Pte. Henry Hook

Michael Caine as Lt. Gonville Bromhead

Nigel Green as Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

Paul Daneman as Sgt. Maxfield

Patrick Magee as Surgeon Reynolds

Glynn Edwards as Cpl. Allen

Neil McCarthy as Pvt. Thomas

David Kernan as Pvt. Hitch

Gary Bond as Pvt. Cole

Richard Burton as Narration spoken (voice)

Mangosuthu Buthelezi as Cetewayo

Kerry Jordan as Company cook

Dennis Folbigge as Commissary Dalton

Gert Van den Bergh as Adendorff

Harvey Hall as Stickman

John Sullivan as Stephenson

Joe Powell as Sergeant Windridge

Larry Taylor as Hughes

Dickie Owen as Corporal Schiess

Dafydd Havard as Gunner Howarth

Denys Graham as Private 716 Jones

Richard Davies as Private 593 Jones

Tom Gerrard as Lance / Corporal

Peter Gill as Private 612 Williams

Ivor Emmanuel as Private Owen

Simon Sabela as Dance Leader