
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.

as Lt. John Chard R.E.

as Rev. Otto Witt

as Margareta Witt

as Pte. Henry Hook

as Lt. Gonville Bromhead

as Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

as Sgt. Maxfield

as Surgeon Reynolds

as Cpl. Allen

as Pvt. Thomas

as Pvt. Hitch

as Pvt. Cole

as Narration spoken (voice)

as Cetewayo

as Company cook

as Commissary Dalton

as Adendorff

as Stickman

as Stephenson

as Sergeant Windridge

as Hughes

as Corporal Schiess

as Gunner Howarth

as Private 716 Jones

as Private 593 Jones

as Lance / Corporal

as Private 612 Williams

as Private Owen

as Dance Leader