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Zulu (1964)
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Filmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879, siege of Rorke's Drift in Natal, Africa. An army of 4,000 Zulu warriors have already decimated a huge British garrison; now they are on their way to the much smaller Rorke's Drift. A Royal Engineers officer (
Stanley Baker
) is determined to stand his ground, despite having only a skeleton garrison at his command. His steamroller tactics are constantly at odds with those of a by-the-book lieutenant (
Michael Caine
), who feels that a retreat is called for, but it becomes clear that if the garrison is to survive, they'd better pay heed.
Jack Hawkins
and
Ulla Jacobsson
are also on hand as an idealistic missionary and his somewhat more pragmatic daughter.
Richard Burton
provides the narration for Zulu, closing the film with the observation that 11 of the 1,344 Victoria Crosses awarded since 1856 were bestowed upon the survivors of Rorke's Drift. Zulu was followed in 1979 by a "prequel,"
Zulu Dawn
. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Stanley Baker
Lt. John Chard
Gary Bond
Pvt. Cole
Michael Caine
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Paul Daneman
Sgt. Maxfield
Glynn Edwards
Cpl. Allen
Ivor Emmanuel
Pvt. Owen
Harvey Hall
Sick Man
Jack Hawkins
Rev. Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson
Margareta Witt
Kerry Jordan
Company Cook
Patrick Magee
Surgeon Reynolds
Neil McCarthy
Pvt. Thomas
Simon Sabela
Dance Leader
Larry Taylor
Hughes
Gert Van Den Bergh
Adendorf
James Booth
Pvt. Henry Hook
Richard Davies
Pvt. 593 Jones
Nigel Green
Color Sgt. Bourne
Joe Powell
Sgt. Windridge
John Sullivan
Stephenson
Dennis Folbigge
Commissary Dalton
Dafydd Havard
Gunner Howarth
Tom Gerrard
Lance Corporal
Denys Graham
Pvt. 716 Jones
Ronald Hill
Bugler
Dickie Owen
Cpl. Schless
Production Crew
Ernest Archer
Art Director
Basil Keys
Associate Producer
Dudley Lovell
Camera Operator
Stephen Dade
Cinematographer
John Barry
Composer (Music Score)
Arthur Newman
Costume Designer
Cy Raker Endfield
Director
Cy Raker Endfield
Director
John Jympson
Editor
Bert Batt
First Assistant Director
Charles Parker
Makeup
Cy Raker Endfield
Producer
Cy Raker Endfield
Producer
Stanley Baker
Producer
John D. Merriman
Production Manager
Cy Raker Endfield
Screenwriter
Cy Raker Endfield
Screenwriter
John Prebble
Screenwriter
John Sullivan
Stunts
Year: 1964
Runtime: 139
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Epic
Historical Film
Produced by
Diamond Films
Paramount
Release
by Paramount
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