Cast & Crew

Directed by

Zoltan Korda

Writing Credits

R.C. Sherriff
(screen play) &
Lajos Biró
(additional dialogue) (as Lajos Biro) &
Arthur Wimperis
(additional dialogue) &
A.E.W. Mason
(novel)

Cast

John Clements
Harry Faversham
Ralph Richardson
Captain John Durrance
C. Aubrey Smith
General Burroughs
June Duprez
Ethne Burroughs
Allan Jeayes
General Faversham
Jack Allen
Lieutenant Willoughby
Donald Gray
Peter Burroughs
Frederick Culley
Dr. Sutton
Clive Baxter
Young Harry Faversham
Robert Rendel
Colonel
Archibald Batty
Adjutant
Derek Elphinstone
Lieutenant Parker
Hal Walters
Joe
Norman Pierce
Sergeant Brown
Henry Oscar
Dr. Harraz
John Laurie
The Khalifa
Amid Taftazani
Karaga Pasha
Peter Cozens
Man
Christopher Cozier
(uncredited)
Joe Cozier
(uncredited)
Joseph Cozier
(uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bit Part
Carol Hughes
Bit Part
Alexander Knox
Bit Part
Jack Lambert
(uncredited)
John More
Soldier
Hay Petrie
Mahdi Interpreter
Leslie Phillips
Boy Doffing Cap at Parade
Udham Singh
Man #2
Josephine Wilson
Mrs. Brown - Sgt. Brown's wife

Produced by

Irving Asher
associate producer
Alexander Korda
producer

Music by

Miklós Rózsa
(as Miklos Rozsa) (musical score)

Cinematography by

Georges Périnal
(as Georges Perinal) (photography)

Editing by

Henry Cornelius

Production Design by

Leila Rubin
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Godfrey Brennan
(costumes)
René Hubert
(as Rene Hubert)

Production Management

David B. Cunynghame
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Geoffrey Boothby
second unit director

Art Department

Leila Rubin
settings designer: in colour (as Vincent Korda)

Sound Department

A.W. Watkins
sound director
John Aldred
sound assistant (uncredited)
Jerry Brunker
sound maintenance (uncredited)
H.G. Cape
sound recordist (uncredited)
John Cook
sound mixer (uncredited)
John W. Mitchell
boom operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

W. Percy Day
matte painter (uncredited)
Peter Ellenshaw
assistant matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Osmond Borradaile
photography by: in the Sudan
Willy Beavers
clapper loader: Sudan (uncredited)
Jack Cardiff
camera operator (uncredited)
Wilkie Cooper
camera operator: locations (uncredited)
John Godar
clapper loader (uncredited)
Henty Henty-Creer
assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Krasker
camera operator (uncredited)
Vic Margutti
assistant camera (uncredited)
Geoffrey Unsworth
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

William Hornbeck
supervising editor
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
musical director
London Symphony Orchestra
music performed by (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Donald Anderson
technical and military adviser (as Captain Donald Anderson)
Charles David
producer's assistant: in the Sudan
Alexander Korda
presenter
Lt. Col. Stirling
technical and military adviser (as Lt. Col. Stirling D.S.O.M.C.)
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