Zulu

1964
Approved
2h 18m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

44K

YOUR RATING

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.

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War Epic Drama History War

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

44K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
One of this movie's technical advisors was a Zulu Princess, and the tribe's historian. She knew the battle strategy perfectly, and drew it on the sand. Director Cy Endfield shot it exactly as she drew it.

Goofs
Several Zulu warriors wear wrist watches.

Quotes
Pvt. Cole: Why is it us? Why us?
Colour Sergeant Bourne: Because we're here, lad. Nobody else. Just us.

Crazy credits
At the end of the opening credits 'and Introducing Michael Caine' is shown, this would suggest that this was his first film. In fact MC had previously had five credited film roles, numerous TV appearances and several uncredited film roles before appearing in Zulu.

Connections
Edited into Wizards (1977)

Soundtracks
Men of Harlech
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by soldiers

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Featured review

a classic

I watched three videos the other night: Belly of the Beast, Kill Bill#1, and ZULU. Belly was better than most of Seagals efforts lately, Bill had a bigger budget but was pretty ordinary, and last,at about 2am, I watched ZULU. Sure I was tired, but I soon got my second wind. The others, while more graphically violent, numbed my senses, wereas ZULU stimulated them!!! Who cares that the deaths were stylized (little gore) and there were no four-letter words...... While I can remember very little now about the first two, images dialog, music and camera from ZULU are still with me, days later. A sterling effort, you actually CARE about these people. This movie could not be produced today to this quality - even by the best in the world. A classic: five out of five. (loved the "colour seargant" character!!