Cast & Crew

Directed by

Cy Endfield

Writing Credits

John Prebble
(original screenplay) and
Cy Endfield
(original screenplay)
John Prebble
(article)

Cast

Stanley Baker
Lt. John Chard R. E.
Jack Hawkins
Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson
Margareta Witt
James Booth
Pvt. Henry Hook
Michael Caine
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Nigel Green
Colour-Sergeant Bourne
Ivor Emmanuel
Pvt. Owen
Paul Daneman
Sgt. Maxfield
Glynn Edwards
Cpl. Allen
Neil McCarthy
Pvt. Thomas
David Kernan
Pvt. Hitch
Gary Bond
Pvt. Cole
Peter Gill
Pvt. 612 Williams
Tom Gerrard
Lance Corporal
Patrick Magee
Surgeon Reynolds
Richard Davies
Pvt. 593 Jones
Denys Graham
Pvt. 716 Jones
Dafydd Havard
Gunner Howarth
Dickie Owen
Cpl. Schiess
Larry Taylor
Hughes
Joe Powell
Sgt. Windridge
John Sullivan
Stephenson
Harvey Hall
Sick Man
Gert van den Bergh
Adendorff
Dennis Folbigge
Commissary Dalton
Kerry Jordan
Company Cook
Ronald Hill
Bugler
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Cetewayo
Daniel Tshabalala
Jacob
Ephraim Mbhele
Red Garters
Simon Sabela
Dance Leader
Richard Burton
Narration spoken by
Michael Bishop
Orderly
Tony Snell
British soldier

Produced by

Stanley Baker
producer
Cy Endfield
producer
Basil Keys
associate producer
Joseph E. Levine
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

John Barry

Cinematography by

Stephen Dade
director of photography

Editing by

John Jympson

Art Direction by

Ernest Archer

Costume Design by

Hilda Geerdts
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Charles E. Parker
makeup creator (as Charles Parker)
Judy Cadman
makeup artist (uncredited)
Bob Lawrance
makeup artist (uncredited)
Richard Mills
makeup artist (uncredited)
Michael Morris
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

John D. Merriman
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bert Batt
assistant director
Robert Porter
second unit director (as Bob Porter)
Howard Rennie
third assistant director (uncredited)
Claude Watson
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Dick Frift
construction manager
Tommy Bacon
props (uncredited)
Vernon Dixon
set dresser (uncredited)
John Paterson
chief carpenter (uncredited)
John Poyner
property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

Rusty Coppleman
sound editor
Claude Hitchcock
sound recordist
J.B. Smith
sound recordist
Stephen Dalby
dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Fred Hughesdon
sound maintenance (uncredited)
David Jones
boom operator (uncredited)
Derrick Leather
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Gordon K. McCallum
stereo dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Ray Palmer
dubbing mixer (uncredited) / stereo dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stevenson
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Alan Strachan
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson
sound recordist: music (uncredited)
Len Walter
assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Jimmy Harris
special effects (uncredited)
Roy Whybrow
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

John Sullivan
stunt director
Judy Cadman
stunt double: Ulla Jacobsson (uncredited)
Chris
stunts (uncredited)
Josh du Toit
stunts (uncredited)
John Marcus
stunts (uncredited)
Osborne Mbili
stunts (uncredited)
Franklyn Mdhluli
stunts (uncredited)
Morgan
stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell
stunt arranger (uncredited) / stunt double: Jack Hawkins (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Jan Rossouw
stunt double: Michael Caine (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Simon Sabela
stunts (uncredited)
Solomon
stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan
stunts (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
stunts (uncredited)
Robin Webb
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Dudley Lovell
camera operator
Sergio Strizzi
still photographer / uncredited
John Arnatt
gaffer (uncredited)
Michael Browne
electrician (uncredited)
Ken Eddy
camera crane (uncredited)
Brian Ellis
clapper loader (uncredited)
Norman Gryspeerdt
still photographer (uncredited)
Peter Hammond
camera technician (uncredited)
Brian Jones
focus puller (uncredited)
Bob Martin
still photographer (uncredited)
F.J. Williams
grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Arthur Newman
wardrobe supervisor
Charles Prime
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Jennifer Thompson
assistant editor
Alan Strachan
assistant editor (uncredited)
Pamela Tomling
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

John Barry
conductor
Bobby Graham
musician: drums (uncredited)
Sidney Margo
music contractor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Muirne van Wyk
continuity (as Muirne Mathieson)

Additional Crew

Ian Fawn-Meade
assistant to producers
Joseph E. Levine
presenter
Douglas Rankin
production consultant
Charles Cannon
production accountant (uncredited)
Joan Dowie Dunn
production secretary (uncredited)
Geoff Freeman
unit publicist (uncredited)
Marguerite Green
production secretary (uncredited)
Arthur Hall
production accountant (uncredited)
Noreen Hipwell
production secretary (uncredited)
Diana James
production secretary (uncredited)
Susan Langford
production secretary (uncredited)
Caroline Murray
production secretary (uncredited)
Anne Nickson
on-set nurse (uncredited)
Roy Skeggs
production accountant (uncredited)
Gillian Stone
production accountant (uncredited)
Maureen White
publicity secretary (uncredited)

Thanks

Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi
the producers of this film are grateful to, and their peoples for their help and co-operation during the making of this film (as Chief Buthelezi of Mahlabatini)
Cyprian Paramount Chief of the Zulus
the producers of this film are grateful to, and their peoples for their help and co-operation during the making of this film
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