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Zulu (1964)

22/01/1964 (GB)Action, Drama, History, War2h 18m
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Dwarfing the mightiest! Towering over the greatest!

Overview

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Stanley Baker

      Stanley Baker

      Lt. John Chard R.E.

    2. Jack Hawkins

      Jack Hawkins

      Rev. Otto Witt

    3. Ulla Jacobsson

      Ulla Jacobsson

      Margareta Witt

    4. James Booth

      James Booth

      Pte. Henry Hook

    5. Michael Caine

      Michael Caine

      Lt. Gonville Bromhead

    6. Nigel Green

      Nigel Green

      Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

    7. Paul Daneman

      Paul Daneman

      Sgt. Maxfield

    8. Patrick Magee

      Patrick Magee

      Surgeon Reynolds

    9. Glynn Edwards

      Glynn Edwards

      Cpl. Allen

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    8.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mar 28, 2022

    A superb adventure tale about a British battalion charged with the defence of a mission station at Rorke's Drift from an army of Zulu who wish to remove the red devils from their lands. Stanley Baker plays "Lt. Chard" who takes command of this troop of engineers and has to plan and implement the defence of his ramshackle post whilst also combatting the superiority complex of Michael Caine's "Lt. Bromhead" who hails from a distinguished family of military and who, initially resents the leadership of this amateur, and the drunken preacher Jack Hawkins who's mission they are stranded in. John Pre...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$1,720,000.00

    Revenue$8,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • africa
    • south africa
    • british army
    • british empire
    • based on true story
    • mixed martial arts (mma)
    • attempted rape
    • zulu
    • tribal warfare
    • 19th century
    • thoughtful
    • dramatic