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Zulu( 1964)

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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

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      Stanley Baker

      Lt. John Chard R.E.

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      Jack Hawkins

      Rev. Otto Witt

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      Ulla Jacobsson

      Margareta Witt

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      James Booth

      Pte. Henry Hook

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      Michael Caine

      Lt. Gonville Bromhead

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      Nigel Green

      Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

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      Paul Daneman

      Sgt. Maxfield

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      Patrick Magee

      Surgeon Reynolds

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      Glynn Edwards

      Cpl. Allen

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      Neil McCarthy

      Pvt. Thomas

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      David Kernan

      Pvt. Hitch

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      Gary Bond

      Pvt. Cole

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      Richard Burton

      Narration spoken (voice)

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      Mangosuthu Buthelezi

      Cetewayo

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      Kerry Jordan

      Company cook

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      Dennis Folbigge

      Commissary Dalton

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      Gert Van den Bergh

      Adendorff

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      Harvey Hall

      Stickman

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      John Sullivan

      Stephenson

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      Joe Powell

      Sergeant Windridge

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      Larry Taylor

      Hughes

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      Dickie Owen

      Corporal Schiess

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      Dafydd Havard

      Gunner Howarth

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      Denys Graham

      Private 716 Jones

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      Richard Davies

      Private 593 Jones

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      Tom Gerrard

      Lance / Corporal

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      Peter Gill

      Private 612 Williams

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      Ivor Emmanuel

      Private Owen

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      Simon Sabela

      Dance Leader

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    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Sat Sep 05 2015
    Men of Harlech onto glory. "In the hundred years since the Victoria Cross was created for valour and extreme courage beyond that normally expected of a British soldier in the face of the enemy, only 1,344 have been awarded, 11 of these were won by the defenders of the mission station at Rorke's Drift, Natal, January 22nd to the 23rd 1879" Just typing out that spoken narration from Richard Burton brings me out into goose pimples, and the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention, Zulu quite simply is my favourite film of all time, and my love for cinema to this day owes its credit t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1720000.00

    Revenue

    8000000.00

    Keywords

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