Peter O'Toole
Lama
Bryan Brown
Mahbub Ali
John Rhys-Davies
Babu
Ravi Sheth
Kim
Julian Glover
Col. Creighton
Lee Montague
Kozelski
Alfred Burke
Lurgan
Mick Ford
Cpl. Bruce
Bill Leadbitter
Gorin
Sneh Gupta
Indra
Roger Booth
Father Victor
Peter Childs
Company Sergeant Major
Noel Coleman
Commander-in-Chief
Nadira
Widow of Kulu
Jalal Agha
Rajah of Bunar
Sean Scanlan
Sergeant Major
Prentis Hancock
Grogan
Keith Stevenson
Mohammed
Brian Badcoe
Schoolteacher
Raj Kapoor
Policeman
Salim Ghouse
E23
John Castle
Narrator (voice)