| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alan Poole | Crew | Crew | Special Effects |
Allan James | Crew | Production | Production Manager |
Beryl Lerman | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
David Harris | Crew | Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor |
David Tomblin | Crew | Directing | First Assistant Director |
Donald Woods | Crew | Writing | Novel |
 George Fenton | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
George Richardson | Crew | Art | Supervising Art Director |
Gerry Humphreys | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Gift Nyamandi | Crew | Crew | Special Effects |
John Briley | Crew | Writing | Screenplay, Co-Producer |
John King | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
John Mollo | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Jonas Gwangwa | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Jonathan Bates | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Lesley Walker | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Martin Gant | Crew | Crew | Special Effects |
Michael Crouch | Crew | Sound | Dialogue Editor |
Michael Seirton | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
Norman Dorme | Crew | Art | Supervising Art Director |
Norman Spencer | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
 Richard Attenborough | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer |
Ronnie Taylor | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Simon Kaye | Crew | Sound | Sound |
 Stuart Craig | Crew | Art | Production Design |
 Susie Figgis | Crew | Production | Casting |
Terence A. Clegg | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Vera Mitchell | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Wally Schneiderman | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Supervisor |
Brian Mann | Crew | Sound | Dialogue Editor |
Paula Gillespie | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Paul Knowles | Crew | Crew | Special Effects |
Gerry Levy | Crew | Production | Production Manager |
Diana Hawkins | Crew | Production | Publicist |
 Alec McCowen | Cast | Actor | Acting High Comissioner |
 Andrew McCulloch | Cast | Actor | Policeman Nel |
Andrew Whaley | Cast | Actor | Sub-Editor |
 Badi Uzzaman | Cast | Actor | Mortician |
 Denzel Washington | Cast | Actor | Steve Biko |
 Gary Whelan | Cast | Actor | Guard |
 Gerald Sim | Cast | Actor | Police Doctor |
 Glen Murphy | Cast | Actor | Guard |
 Gwen Watford | Cast | Actress | Wendy's Mother |
 Gwyneth Powell | Cast | Actress | Girl at Funeral |
 Ian Richardson | Cast | Actor | State Prosecutor |
 John Hargreaves | Cast | Actor | Bruce |
 John Matshikiza | Cast | Actor | Mapetla |
John Paul | Cast | Actor | Wendy's Father |
 John Thaw | Cast | Actor | Kruger |
 Joseph Marcell | Cast | Actor | Moses |
 Josette Simon | Cast | Actress | Dr Ramphele |
 Judy Cornwell | Cast | Actress | Receptionist |
 Julian Glover | Cast | Actor | Don Card |
 Kate Hardie | Cast | Actress | Jane Woods |
 Kevin Kline | Cast | Actor | Donald Woods |
 Kevin McNally | Cast | Actor | Ken |
 Miles Anderson | Cast | Actor | Lemick |
 Nick Tate | Cast | Actor | Pilot |
Paul Jerricho | Cast | Actor | Sergeant Louw |
 Penelope Wilton | Cast | Actress | Wendy Woods |
 Peter Cartwright | Cast | Actor | Police Sergeant |
 Philip Bretherton | Cast | Actor | Major Boshoff |
 Timothy West | Cast | Actor | Capt. De Wet |
 Tony Vogel | Cast | Actor | 2nd Roadblock Policeman |
 William Marlowe | Cast | Actor | Police Sergeant |
 Zakes Mokae | Cast | Actor | Father Kani |
 Juanita Waterman | Cast | Actress | Ntsiki Biko |
Shelley Borkum | Cast | Actress | Woods' Receptionist |
James Coine | Cast | Young Boy | |
Albert Ndinda | Cast | Alec | |
Evelyn Sithole | Cast | Nurse at Clinic | |
Xoliswa Sithole | Cast | Nurse at Clinic | |
Wabei Siyolwe | Cast | Actress | Tenjy |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
