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Zulu

Cast

Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth View All

Crew

Cy Endfield (Director), Cy Endfield (Writer), John Prebble (Writer) View All

Release: Jan. 22nd, 1964

Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes

In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man-of-the-people, Lt. John Chard and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an Alamo-like siege until they are overwhelmed, losing the battle, but going down in history as heroes. 150 soldiers defended a supply station against some 4000 Zulus, aided by the Martini-Henry rifle "with some guts behind it". In the...

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