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Zulu

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• Documentary
• Drama

• 1963
• Cy Endfield
• 138 mins
• PG

Summary

Historical war drama starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine and Jack Hawkins. In 1879, Cetewayo, ruler of the great Zulu kingdom, inflicts a heavy defeat upon the British army at Isandhlwana and marches towards the small garrison of Rorke's Drift, where two officers desperately rally their meagre forces.

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Review

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

This superb re-creation of the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift is a personal triumph for producer/director Cy Endfield and Welsh producer/star Stanley Baker. Baker heads a remarkable cast that includes Michael Caine in a star-making performance playing against type as a toffee-nosed lieutenant. Technically the movie is a revelation, with stunning Technirama photography (by Stephen Dade), brilliant picture editing (John Jympson), glorious music (John Barry) and a wonderfully evocative soundtrack - who could ever forget the approaching sound of the 4,000 Zulu warriors before we see them? Richard Burton's narration is genuinely moving, and watch for Chief Buthelezi as his own ancestor, Cetewayo, chief of the Zulus.

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7.7/10

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Cast

rolenameLieutenant John Chard, REStanley BakerLieutenant Gonville BromheadMichael CaineReverend Otto WittJack HawkinsMargareta WittUlla JacobssonPrivate Henry HookJames BoothColour-Sergeant BourneNigel GreenPrivate OwenIvor EmmanuelSergeant MaxfieldPaul DanemanCorporal AllenGlynn EdwardsPrivate ThomasNeil McCarthyPrivate HitchDavid KernanNarratorRichard BurtonPrivate ColeGary BondSurgeon Major James ReynoldsPatrick MageePrivate William Jones (593)Richard Davies (2)Corporal Frederic SchiessDickie OwenSergeant WindridgeJoe PowellCetewayoChief Buthelezi HughesLarry Taylor

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rolenameDirectorCy Endfield

Details

Theatrical distributor

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Released on

1964-03-30

Languages

English | Zulu

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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