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Score: 60%( 105 votes )

Overview: In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Cast:

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)