An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. Despite his official colonial capacity, the policeman is impressed by the ingenuity and integrity of his enemy and is determined to arrest him alive rather than bring him in dead as his superiors might wish.
Yul Brynner
as Sultan
Trevor Howard
as Freddie Young
Charlotte Rampling
as Jane Stafford
Harry Andrews
as Miles Stafford
Andrew Keir
as Gungaram
Virginia North
as Champa
Laurence Naismith
as McDougal
Maurice Denham
as Governor
Imogen Hassall
as Tara
Paul Hardwick
as Jamadar
Antoñito Ruiz
as Munnu
David Sumner
as Gyan Singh