帕特里克·博金
Patrick Bergin
饰：Richard Francis Burton
伊恩·格雷
Iain Glen
饰：John Hanning Speke
理查德·E·格兰特
Richard Grant Esterhuysen
饰：Larry Oliphant
费奥纳·肖
Fiona Shaw
饰：Isabel Arundell (Mrs Burton as from 1861)
约翰·萨维登特
John Savident
饰：Lord Murchison
詹姆斯·维利尔斯
James Villiers
饰：Lord Oliphant
阿德里安·劳林斯
Adrian Rawlins
饰：Edward
彼得·沃恩
Peter Vaughan
饰：Lord Houghton
戴尔里·林多
Delroy Lindo
饰：Mabruki
伯纳德·希尔
Bernard Hill
饰：Dr. David Livingstone
Richard Caldicot
饰：Lord Russell
克里斯托弗·富尔福德
Christopher Fulford
饰：Herne
加里·库珀
Garry Cooper
饰：Stroyan
罗珊·塞斯
Roshan Seth
饰：Ben Amir
吉米·加德纳
Jimmy Gardner
饰：Jarvis
Doreen Mantle
Doreen Mantle
饰：Mrs. Speke
安娜·玛西
Anna Massey
饰：Mrs. Arundell
彼得·爱
Peter Eyre
饰：Norton Shaw
莱斯利·菲利普斯
Leslie Samuel Phillips
饰：Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
饰：Lady Houghton
罗杰·阿什顿-格里菲斯
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
饰：Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie
Craig Crosbie
饰：Algernon Swinburne
Paul Onsongo
饰：Sidi Bombay
Lenny Juma
饰：Jemadar (as Leonard Juma)
Bheki Tonto Ngema
Bheki Tonto Ngema
饰：Ngola
Martin Okello
饰：Veldu
菲利普-沃斯
Philip Voss
饰：Colonel Rigby
Esther Njiru
Esther Njiru
饰：Lema
Alison Limerick
Alison Limerick
饰：Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
饰：Nubian Servant
Ian Vincent
Ian Vincent
饰：Lt. Allen
拉尔夫·诺赛克
Ralph Nossek
饰：Doctor
Stewart Harwood
Stewart Harwood
饰：Attendant
George Malpas
George Malpas
饰：Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
Robert Whelan
饰：Reporter #1
Bill Croasdale
饰：Reporter #2
Renny Krupinkski
Renny Krupinkski
饰：Reporter #3
Rod Woodruff
Rod Woodruff
饰：Fencer
Fikile Mdleleni
Fikile Mdleleni
饰：Bearer
Martin Ocham
Martin Ocham
饰：Bearer
Wilson Ng'ong'a
Wilson Ng'ong'a
饰：Bearer
Rocks Nhlapo
Rocks Nhlapo
饰：Bearer
Patrick Letladi
Patrick Letladi
饰：Bearer
Konga Mbandu
饰：Bearer
Michael Otieno
Michael Otieno
饰：Bearer
Fatima Said
Fatima Said
饰：Somali Girl
Zam Zam Issa
Zam Zam Issa
饰：Somali Girl
Norta Muhammed
Norta Muhammed
饰：Somali Girl
Pineniece Joshua
Pineniece Joshua
饰：Somali Girl
罗杰·里斯
Roger Rees
饰：Edgar Papworth, Artist
奥玛·沙里夫
Omar Sharif
饰：Arab chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Matthew Marsh
Matthew Marsh
饰：William
皮普·托伦斯
Pip Torrens
饰：Lt. Hesketh
Renny Krupinski
饰：3rd Reporter