| Gordon Warnecke |
Omar |
| Saeed Jaffrey |
Nasser |
| Roshan Seth |
Papa |
| Daniel Day Lewis |
Johnny |
| Derrick Branche |
Salim |
| Shirley Anne Field |
Rachel |
| Richard Graham |
Genghis |
| Winston Graham |
Jamaican One |
| Dudley Thomas |
Jamaican Two |
| Garry Cooper |
Squatter |
| Charu Bala Chokshi (as Charu Bala Choksi) |
Bilquis |
| Souad Faress |
Cherry |
| Rita Wolf |
Tania |
| Persis Maravala |
Nasser's Elder Daughter |
| Nisha Kapur |
Nasser's Younger Daughter |
| Neil Cunningham |
Englishman |
| Walter Donohue |
Dick O'Donnell |
| Gurdial Sira |
Zaki |
| Stephen Marcus |
Moose |
| Dawn Archibald |
Gang Member One |
| Jonathan Moore |
Gang Member Two |
| Gerard Horan |
Telephone Man |
| Ram John Holder |
Poet |
| Bhasker Patel (as Bhasker) |
Tariq |
| Ayub Khan Din |
Student |
| Dulice Leicier |
Gil in Disco |
| Badi Uzzaman |
Dealer |
| Chris Pitt |
Kid One |
| Kerryann White |
Kid Two |
| Colin Campbell |
Madame Butterfly Man |
| Sheila Chitnis |
Zaki's Wife |