 | Patrick Bergin als Richard Burton |
 | Iain Glen als John Hanning Speke |
 | Richard E. Grant als Oliphant |
 | Fiona Shaw als Isabel |
 | John Savident als Lord Murchison |
 | James Villiers als Lord Oliphant |
 | Adrian Rawlins als Edward |
 | Peter Vaughan als Lord Houghton |
 | Delroy Lindo als Mabruki |
 | Bernard Hill als Dr. Livingstone |
 | Matthew Marsh als William |
 | Richard Caldicot als Lord Russell |
 | Christopher Fulford als Herne |
 | Garry Cooper als Stroyan |
 | Roshan Seth als Ben Amir |
 | Paul Onsongo als Sidi Bombay |
 | Jimmy Gardner als Jarvis |
 | Doreen Mantle als Mrs. Speke |
 | Anna Massey als Mrs. Arundell |
 | Peter Eyre als Norton Shaw |
 | Leslie Phillips als Mr. Arundell |
 | Frances Cuka als Lady Houghton |
 | Roger Ashton-Griffiths als Lord Cowley |
 | Craig Crosbie als Swinburne |
 | Lenny Juma als Jemadar |
| Bheki Tonto Ngema als Ngola |
| Martin Okello als Veldu |
 | Philip Voss als Colonel Rigby |
 | Roger Rees als Papworth |
 | Pip Torrens als Lt. Hesketh |
| Ian Vincent als Lt. Allen |
| Esther Njiru als Lema |
| Alison Limerick als Sorceress |
| Asiba Asiba als Nubian Servant |
 | Omar Sharif als Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited) |
 | Ralph Nossek als Doctor |
| Stewart Harwood als Attendant |
 | George Malpas als Lead Actor |
| Robert Whelan als 1st Reporter |
| Bill Croasdale als 2nd Reporter |
 | Renny Krupinski als 3rd Reporter |
| Bob Rafelson | Director |
| William Harrison | Novel |
| William Harrison | Screenplay |
| Bob Rafelson | Screenplay |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Nikki Williams | Clapper Loader |
| Mario Kassar | Executive Producer |
| Andrew G. Vajna | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Melnick | Producer |
| Chris Curling | Associate Producer |
| Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Thom Noble | Editor |
| Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Norman Reynolds | Production Design |
| Maurice Fowler | Art Direction |
| Fred Hole | Art Direction |
| Ajit Patnaik | Art Direction |
| Harry Cordwell | Set Decoration |
| Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
| John Bright | Costume Design |
| Terence A. Clegg | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Simon Kaye | Production Sound Mixer |
| Patrick Clayton | First Assistant Director |
| Nick Laws | Second Assistant Director |
| Paul Shersby | Unit Production Manager |
| Barbara Allen | Unit Production Manager |
| Tim Lewis | Second Assistant Director |
| John Trehy | Production Accountant |
| Roger Deakins | Camera Operator |
| David Bryant | Focus Puller |
| Paul Englefield | Focus Puller |
| Ben Davis | Clapper Loader |
| Nick Penn | Clapper Loader |
| Richard Broom | Grip |
| David Chiganze | Grip |
| Tommy Staples | Boom Operator |
| Taffy Haines | Sound Engineer |
| Jonathan McKinstry | Assistant Art Director |
| Peter Russell | Assistant Art Director |
| David Harris | Special Effects Supervisor |
| John Higgins | Gaffer |
| Kevin Edland | Best Boy Electric |
| Terry Mulligan | Electrician |
| Stewart Monteith | Electrician |
| Steve Langley | Electrician |
| Bob Gomme | Generator Operator |
| Michael R. Sloan | Post Production Supervisor |
| Noori Dehnahi | Post Production Coordinator |
| Chris Peppe | Assistant Editor |
| Vicki Hiatt | Assistant Editor |
| Scott Stevenson | Assistant Editor |
| Alan Splet | Supervising Sound Editor |
| C.J. Appel | ADR Supervisor |
| John Nutt | Sound Editor |
| Michael Silvers | Sound Editor |
| Ann Kroeber | Sound Editor |
| John Verbeck | Sound Editor |
| Tina Fallani | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Diana Pellegrini | Sound Editor |
| Luis Colina | Sound Editor |
| Frank E. Eulner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Robert Marty | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Marjorie L. Hagar | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jeffrey Kroeber | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Curtis Roush | Music Editor |
| Christopher Dedrick | Orchestrator |
| Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Alf Joint | Stunt Coordinator |
| Angela Wharton | Script Supervisor |
| Patsy de Lord | Production Coordinator |
| Hazel Crombie | First Assistant Accountant |
| Kevin De La Noy | Location Manager |
| Peter Hancock | Property Master |
| Philip McDonald | Property Master |
| Christine Beveridge | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sally Harrison | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Joan Hills | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Karen Edwards | Hairdresser |
| Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lisa Johnson | Wardrobe Master |
| Simon Murray | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Eleanor Fazan | Choreographer |
| Ray Barrett | Construction Manager |
| Ted Ambrose | Draughtsman |
| Jim Morahan | Draughtsman |
| Gwendolyn Margetson | Draughtsman |
| Emma Style | Casting Assistant |
| Beverley Keogh | Local Casting |
| Mirella Ricciardi | Still Photographer |
| Frank Connor | Still Photographer |
| Stephanie Clark | Production Secretary |
| Beverly Winston | Production Secretary |
| Allan Wilson | Conductor |
| Robert Raring | Color Timer |
