In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Burt Lancaster
as Col. Anthony Durnford
Simon Ward
as Lt. Vereker
Denholm Elliott
as Colonel Pulleine
Peter Vaughan
as QSM Bloomfield
James Faulkner
as Lt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove
as Lt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins
as C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley
as Pte Williams
Paul Copley
as Cpl. Storey
Donald Pickering
as Maj. Russell R.A.
Nicholas Clay
as Lt. Raw
Phil Daniels
as Boy Pullen
