Zulu

Zulu is a rousing recreation of the 1879, siege of Rorke’s Drift in Natal, South 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 cooperate. 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; 11 were earned at Rorke’s Drift.

1964

NR

7312065003364

Movie

97

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2.35:1

138

Canada

1964-06-17

2

2

Snap Case

~$11.27

2025-12-03

2018-02-07 18:14:25