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 | Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali |
 | Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot |
 | Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali |
 | Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali |
 | Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali |
 | Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali |
 | Souad Faress as Cherry N. Ali |
 | Shirley Anne Field as Rachel |
 | Richard Graham as Genghis |
 | Garry Cooper as Squatter |
 | Charu Bala Chokshi as Bilquis |
| Persis Maravala as Nasser's Elder Daughter |
| Nisha Kapur as Nasir's Younger Daughter |
| Walter Donohue as Dick O'Donnell |
| Neil Cunningham as Englishman |
| Gurdial Sira as Zaki |
 | Stephen Marcus as Moose |
 | Ram John Holder as Poet |
 | Dawn Archibald as Gang Member #1 |
 | Jonathan Moore as Gang Member #2 |
 | Gerard Horan as Telephone Man |
 | Bhasker Patel as Tariq |
 | Badi Uzzaman as Dealer |
 | Ayub Khan-Din as Student |
 | Dulice Liecier as Girl in Disco |
| Chris Pitt as Kid #1 |
| Kerryann White as Kid #2 |
 | Colin Campbell as Madame Butterfly Man |
| Sheila Chitnis as Zaki's Wife |
| Winston Graham as Jamaican #1 |
| Dudley Thomas as Jamaican #2 |
| Camera | |
| Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| Tim Bevan | Producer |
Writing | |
| Hanif Kureishi | Author |
Editing | |
| Mick Audsley | Editor |
Production | |
| Sarah Radclyffe | Producer |
Directing | |
| Stephen Frears | Director |
Crew | |
| Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rocky Taylor | Stunt Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Wendy Rawson | Hairstylist |
Production | |
| Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
Crew | |
| Bill Weston | Stunt Coordinator |
Art | |
| Ray Perry Sr. | Property Master |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Elaine Carew | Makeup Artist |
Crew | |
| Nosher Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
Camera | |
| Mike Laye | Still Photographer |
Art | |
| Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski | Production Design |
Sound | |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
Writing | |
| Hanif Kureishi | Writer |
Sound | |
| Albert Bailey | Sound Recordist |
Production | |
| Rebecca O'Brien | Location Manager |
Directing | |
| Penny Eyles | Continuity |
Lighting | |
| Malcolm Davies | Gaffer |
Art | |
| Alison Dominitz | Assistant Art Director |
Sound | |
| St. Clair Davis | Boom Operator |
Production | |
| Jane Frazer | Production Manager |
