Zulu
Zulu is a 1964 British epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. It shows how 150 British soldiers, 30 of whom were sick and wounded patients in a field hospital, successfully held off a force of 4,000 Zulu warriors.
Plot
In 1879, a communiqué from Lord Chelmsford to the Secretary of State for War in London details the crushing defeat of a 1,300-man British column by the Zulu armies at Isandlwana. In the aftermath of the battle, Zulu tribesmen are shown scavenging the battlefield and collecting rifles and ammunition from the dead soldiers. At a mass Zulu marriage ceremony witnessed by missionary Otto Witt and his daughter Margareta, Zulu King Cetshwayo is informed of the great victory; Witt and Margareta flee when they realize what has happened.
Cast
- David Kernan
- Dennis Folbigge
- Denys Graham
- Dickie Owen
- Gary Bond
- Gert van den Bergh
- Glynn Edwards
- Harvey Hall
- Ivor Emmanuel
- Jack Hawkins
- James Booth
- Joe Powell
- Larry Taylor
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
- Michael Caine
- Neil McCarthy
- Nigel Green
- Patrick Magee
- Paul Daneman
- Peter Gill
- Richard Burton
- Richard Davies
- Stanley Baker
- Ulla Jacobsson
More details
| author | Cy Endfield |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | South Africa |
| director | Cy Endfield |
| editor | John Jympson |
| genre | adventure historical |
| keywords | 24th regiment of foot all round defence battle of isandlwana battle of rorke\'s drift british army british soldier collect colony of natal dead soldier defensive perimeter drink gonville bromhead hardtack henry hook impi isandlwana john chard kill lock up maize martini-henry mealie men of harlech missionary morning natal natal native contingent oscarberg redoubt rifle rorke\'s drift royal engineers secretary of state secretary of state for war set up sing south african victoria cross wagon warn zulu kingdom zululand |
| musicBy | John Barry |
| producer | Stanley Baker |
| productionCompany | Diamond Films |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | South Africa |
| theme | epic war |