FILM · History

Zulu

1964 · 2h 18m · ★ 7.4 · PG

January 1879: a hundred-odd British soldiers hold a mission station at Rorke’s Drift against four thousand Zulu warriors. Endfield stages the siege with overwhelming scale and a surprising lack of jingoism, and gives Michael Caine his first real part.

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Cast & Crew

Stanley Baker

as Lt. John Chard

Jack Hawkins

Rev. Otto Witt

2 films

Michael Caine

Lt. Gonville Bromhead

3 films

James Booth

as Pte. Henry Hook

Ulla Jacobsson

as Margareta Witt

Details

Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Michael Caine
Genre: History
Release: 1964
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 2h 18m