An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
Cast
Richard Attenborough
Regimental Sgt. Major Lauderdale
Jack Hawkins
Colonel Deal
Flora Robson
Miss Barker-Wise
John Leyton
Private Wilkes
Mia Farrow
Karen Eriksson
Cecil Parker
Fletcher
Errol John
Boniface
Graham Stark
Dodger
Earl Cameron
Captain Abraham
Percy Herbert
Parkin
David Lodge
Muscles
Bernard Horsfall
Schoolie
John Meillon
Aussie
Horace James
Unknown
Patrick Holt
Unknown
Alan Browning
Unknown
Richard Bidlake
Unknown
Joe Layode
Unknown
Ric Hutton
Unknown
Thomas Baptiste
Unknown
John Ashley Hamilton
Unknown
Louis Mahoney
Unknown
Bloke Modisane
Unknown
Benny Nightingale
Unknown
Frank Singuineau
Unknown
Crew
John Guillermin
Director
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Writer, Additional Writing
Leo Marks
Writer
Marshall Pugh
Writer
Robert Holles
Screenplay, Novel
Max Benedict
Editor
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
George H. Brown
Producer
Stuart Lyons
Casting
John McCorry
Wardrobe Supervisor
Barbara Ritchie
Hairdresser
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Don Deacon
Sound Editor
John Addison
Original Music Composer
David W. Orton
Production Manager
Diana Hawkins
Publicist
Maurice Carter
Art Direction
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