Gordon Warnecke

Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Rachel

Richard Graham

Genghis

Garry Cooper

Squatter

Charu Bala Chokshi

Bilquis

Persis Maravala

Nasser's Elder Daughter

Nisha Kapur

Nasir's Younger Daughter

Walter Donohue

Dick O'Donnell

Neil Cunningham

Englishman

Gurdial Sira

Zaki

Stephen Marcus

Moose

Ram John Holder

Poet

Dawn Archibald

Gang Member #1

Jonathan Moore

Gang Member #2

Gerard Horan

Telephone Man

Bhasker Patel

Tariq

Badi Uzzaman

Dealer

Ayub Khan-Din

Student

Dulice Liecier

Girl in Disco

Chris Pitt

Kid #1

Kerryann White

Kid #2

Colin Campbell

Madame Butterfly Man

Sheila Chitnis

Zaki's Wife

Winston Graham

Jamaican #1

Dudley Thomas

Jamaican #2

Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

Tim Bevan

Producer

Hanif Kureishi

Author

Mick Audsley

Editor

Sarah Radclyffe

Producer

Stephen Frears

Director

Jim Dowdall

Stunt Coordinator

Rocky Taylor

Stunt Coordinator

Wendy Rawson

Hairstylist

Debbie McWilliams

Casting

Lindy Hemming

Costume Design

Bill Weston

Stunt Coordinator

Ray Perry Sr.

Property Master

Elaine Carew

Makeup Artist

Nosher Powell

Stunt Coordinator

Mike Laye

Still Photographer

Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Production Design

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Stanley Myers

Original Music Composer

Hanif Kureishi

Writer

Albert Bailey

Sound Recordist

Rebecca O'Brien

Location Manager

Penny Eyles

Continuity

Malcolm Davies

Gaffer

Alison Dominitz

Assistant Art Director

St. Clair Davis

Boom Operator

Jane Frazer

Production Manager