* Rock Hudson as Mark
* Dana Wynter as Catherine
* Sidney Poitier as Kimani
* Wendy Hiller as Sister Mary
* Charles Bronson as "The Lion"
* Juano Hernandez as Wakamba
* Robert Morley as Mr.
* Earl Cameron as Njoroge
* Geoffrey Keen as "The Captain"
* Michael Gwynn as Mr.
* William Hartnell as "The Old Man"
This was one of the earliest films to feature Sidney Poitier in a major role, and it is notable for its sensitive handling of racial themes in colonial Kenya.