Drama History War
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Directed by
Cy Endfield
Written by
John Prebble, Cy Endfield
Michael Caine
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Richard Burton
Narration spoken (voice)
Jack Hawkins
Rev. Otto Witt
Patrick Magee
Surgeon Reynolds
Neil McCarthy
Pvt. Thomas
Gert Van den Bergh
Adendorff
James Booth
Pte. Henry Hook
Gary Bond
Pvt. Cole
Paul Daneman
Sgt. Maxfield
Stanley Baker
Lt. John Chard R.E.
Nigel Green
Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne
Ulla Jacobsson
Margareta Witt
Glynn Edwards
Cpl. Allen
John Sullivan
Stephenson
Denys Graham
Private 716 Jones
Simon Sabela
Dance Leader
Richard Davies
Private 593 Jones
Harvey Hall
Stickman
David Kernan
Pvt. Hitch
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Cetewayo
Kerry Jordan
Company cook
Dennis Folbigge
Commissary Dalton
Joe Powell
Sergeant Windridge
Larry Taylor
Hughes
Dickie Owen
Corporal Schiess
Dafydd Havard
Gunner Howarth
Tom Gerrard
Lance / Corporal
Ivor Emmanuel
Private Owen

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