Dwarfing the mightiest! Towering over the greatest!
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.
Zulu (1964) is a drama, history and war film directed by Cy Endfield, released on January 22, 1964 with a runtime of 2h 18m. It stars Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson and James Booth. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 587 ratings.
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Stanley Baker
as Lt. John Chard R.E.
Jack Hawkins
as Rev. Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson
as Margareta Witt
James Booth
as Pte. Henry Hook
Michael Caine
as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Nigel Green
as Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne
Paul Daneman
as Sgt. Maxfield
Patrick Magee
as Surgeon Reynolds
Glynn Edwards
as Cpl. Allen
Neil McCarthy
as Pvt. Thomas
David Kernan
as Pvt. Hitch
Gary Bond
as Pvt. Cole
Directed by Cy Endfield, written by John Prebble and Cy Endfield, produced by Stanley Baker and Cy Endfield.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 587 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 5, 2015
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…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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The main cast of Zulu (1964) includes Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth and Michael Caine. The film was directed by Cy Endfield. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Zulu was released on January 22, 1964 and runs for 2h 18m.
Zulu (1964) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 587 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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