When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.
Tyrone Power
as Paul Van Riebeck
Susan Hayward
as Katie O'Neill
Richard Egan
as Kurt Hout
John Justin
as Shawn Kildare
Agnes Moorehead
as Aggie (Kildare's governess)
Rita Moreno
as Julia
Hope Emerson
as Maria DeGroot
Brad Dexter
as Lt. Christian
Henry O'Neill
as Squire O'Neill
Paul Thompson
as Tschaka
Kem Dibbs
as Outlaw
