Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Gordon Warnecke

   Omar Ali

2. 

   Daniel Day-Lewis

   Johnny Burfoot

3. 

   Roshan Seth

   Hussein "Papa" Ali

4. 

   Saeed Jaffrey

   Nasser Ali

5. 

   Derrick Branche

   Salim N. Ali

6. 

   Rita Wolf

   Tania N. Ali

7. 

   Souad Faress

   Cherry N. Ali

8. 

   Shirley Anne Field

   Rachel

9. 

   Richard Graham

   Genghis

10. 

    Garry Cooper

    Squatter

11. 

    Charu Bala Chokshi

    Bilquis

12. 

    Persis Maravala

    Nasser's Elder Daughter

13. 

    Nisha Kapur

    Nasir's Younger Daughter

14. 

    Walter Donohue

    Dick O'Donnell

15. 

    Neil Cunningham

    Englishman

16. 

    Gurdial Sira

    Zaki

17. 

    Stephen Marcus

    Moose

18. 

    Ram John Holder

    Poet

19. 

    Dawn Archibald

    Gang Member #1

20. 

    Jonathan Moore

    Gang Member #2

21. 

    Gerard Horan

    Telephone Man

22. 

    Bhasker Patel

    Tariq

23. 

    Badi Uzzaman

    Dealer

24. 

    Ayub Khan-Din

    Student

25. 

    Dulice Liecier

    Girl in Disco

26. 

    Chris Pitt

    Kid #1

27. 

    Kerryann White

    Kid #2

28. 

    Colin Campbell

    Madame Butterfly Man

29. 

    Sheila Chitnis

    Zaki's Wife

30. 

    Winston Graham

    Jamaican #1

31. 

    Dudley Thomas

    Jamaican #2