cast
- Kevin Kline
- Donald Woods
- Penelope Wilton
- Wendy Woods
- Denzel Washington
- Stephen Biko
- Kevin McNally
- Ken
- Timothy West
- Capt. de Wet
- Juanita Waterman
- Juanita/Ntsiki Biko
- John Hargreaves
- Bruce
- Alec McCowen
- Acting High Commissioner
- Zakes Mokae
- Father Kani
- Ian Richardson
- State Prosecutor
- Josette Simon
- Dr. Ramphele
- Miles Anderson
- Lemick
- Tommy Buson
- Tami
- Jim Findley
- Peter Jones
- Kate Hardie
- Jane Woods
- Alton Kumalo
- Speaker
- Louis Mahoney
- Lesotho Government Official
- Mawa Makondo
- Jason
- Joseph Marcell
- Moses
- Sophie Mgcina
- Evalina
- John Paul
- Wendy's Stepfather
- Wabei Slyolwe
- Tenjy
- Gwen Watford
- Wendy's Mother
- Andrew McCulloch
- Policeman Nel
- Graham Fletcher-Cook
- Nel's Partner
- Tony Vogel
- Roadblock Policeman
- James Aubrey
- Passport Control Officer
- Judy Cornwell
- Receptionist
- Nick Tate
- Ritchie
- Nocebo Miambo
- Aunt
- Hepburn Graham
- Soga
- Marcy Mushore
- Niece
- Peter Cary
- White Frontier Policeman
- Simon Shumba
- Young Lesotho Official
- Christopher Hurst
- Roadblock Policeman
- Patricia Gumede
- Shebeen Queen
- Julian Glover
- Don Card
- Dudley Dickin
- Nationalist Party Delegate
- Walter Matemavi
- Nephew
- Peggy Marsh
- "Helen Suzman"
- Walter Muparutsa
- Lesotho Businessman
- Robert Phillips
- Speaker at Funeral
- Xoliswa Sithole
- Nurse at Clinic
- David Henry
- Afrikaner Farmer
- Fishoo Tembo
- Biko's Brother
- Buddy Uzzaman
- Mortician's Assistant
- Peter Cartwright
- Senior Police Officer
- Graeme Taylor
- Dillon Woods
- Niven Boyd
- Roadblock Policeman
- David Guwaza
- Prisoner
- Gary Whelan
- Police Sergeant
- Hamish Stuart Walker
- Gavin Woods
- Adam Stuart Walker
- Duncan Woods
- David Trevena
- Mortician
- Paul Hertzberg
- Beukes
- Karen Drury
- Young Secretary
- Carlton Chance
- Rugby Player
- Russell Keith Hurst
- Security Guard
- Sam Mathambo
- Lesotho Passport Officer
- Kalie Hanekom
- Magistrate Prins
- Kimpton Mativenga
- Black Security Policeman
- Robert McNamara
- Security Policeman
- Gerald Sim
- Police Doctor
- Hans Sittig
- Security Policeman
- John Hartley
- Passport Control Officer
- Garick Hagon
- McElrea
- Star Ncube
- Prisoner
- Spring Stuart Walker
- Mary Woods
- Michael Graham Cox
- Passport Control Officer
- Michael Turner
- Judge Boshoff
- Andrew Whaley
- Sub-Editor
- Basil Chidyamathamba
- Brother-in-Law
- Carl Chase
- Policeman
- Lawrence Simnbrashe
- Informer
- Dominic Kanaventi
- Black Frontier Policeman
- John Thaw
- Kruger
- Glen Murphy
- Security Guard
- Gwyneth Strong
- Girl at Funeral
- Marilyn Poole
- Acting High Commissioner's Wife
- Philip Bretherton
- Maj. Boshoff
- Munyaradzi Kanaventi
- Samora Biko
- Paul Jerricho
- Sgt. Louw
- Clement Muchachi
- Father
- Hilary Minster
- Passport Control Officer
- Angela Gavaza
- Shebeen Queen's Niece
- Shelley Borkum
- Woods's Receptionist
- William Marlowe
- Police Captain at Soweto
- Albert Ndinda
- Alec
- George Lovell
- Nkosinathi Biko
- Claude Maredza
- Rugby Player
- Tichatonga Mazhindu
- Dilima
- Neil McPherson
- Lemick's Assistant
- William Morgan Sheppard
- Policeman
- Ruth Chinamando
- Mother
- John Matshikiza
- Mapetla
crew
- Richard Attenborough
- Director, Producer
- Terence A. Clegg
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Donald Woods
- Book Author, Consultant/advisor
- John Briley
- Screenwriter, Co-producer
- Ronnie Taylor
- Cinematographer
- George Fenton
- Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision
- Jonas Gwangwa
- Composer (Music Score)
- Lesley Walker
- Editor
- Stuart Craig
- Production Designer
- George Richardson
- Art Director
- John King
- Art Director
- Norman Dorme
- Art Director
- Norman Spencer
- Co-producer
- Michael Seirton
- Set Designer
- John Mollo
- Costume Designer
- Jonathan Bates
- Sound/Sound Designer
- Simon Kaye
- Sound/Sound Designer
- David Harris
- Special Effects
- David Tomblin
- First Assistant Director
- Wendy Woods
- Consultant/advisor
- Peter Brace
- Stunts, Stunts Coordinator
- Allan James
- Production Manager
- Andrew Whaley
- Casting
- Gary Levy
- Production Manager
- Susie Figgis
- Casting
- Peter MacDonald
- Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director Of Photography
- Wally Schneiderman
- Makeup
