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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
Claire Marshall
Mrs 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)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Dec 03 2022

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 certain arrogance in his role as the Commander of the army (Lord Chelmsford) but Burt Lancaster - and his distinctly ropey accent - as "Col. Durnford", features all too sparingly to offer much more than a ...