ZULU(1964)
I am not a fan of war movies, and let's face it, that's
really all this is! For the type of movie it is, it isn't
bad, just not my cup of tea! And it's terribly long!!! C+
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
It's 1879. A column of troops consisting of 1800 British
and 400 natives are wiped out by the Zulus at the Battle
of Isandlwana. Swedish missionaries Otto Witt and his daughter
Margareta are sitting with Zulu King Cetewayo when he's
informed of the victory. They set off to the mission station
at Rorke's Drift to warn them and take away the wounded
from the hospital. Lieutenants Chard (Stanley Baker) and
Bromhead (Michael Caine) don't agree on much. Engineer
Chard assumes the command based on a few extra months
of enlistment. Soon they have to face an overwhelming
Zulu force.
This is a rip-roaring old fashion war movie notable for
Michael Caine before his international fame. People die
slowly in overly-dramatic ways. The British overcome waves
of Zulu attacks. Surprisingly, it's not one-sided and plenty
of British get killed. There are lots of action. For me, the
main problem is the character Otto Witt. The movie makes him
to be a drunken pacifist. I get that they want to build
drama with the wounded. They don't need to make him a
drunkard so as to demean his position. It's a last hooray
for the empire but it's got a few false moments. - SnoopyStyle
Michael Caine ... Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Stanley Baker ... Lt. John Chard R. E.
Jack Hawkins ... Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson ... Margareta Witt
James Booth ... Pvt. Henry Hook
Nigel Green ... Colour-Sergeant Bourne
Ivor Emmanuel ... Pvt. Owen
Paul Daneman ... Sgt. Maxfield
Glynn Edwards ... Cpl. Allen
Neil McCarthy ... Pvt. Thomas
David Kernan ... Pvt. Hitch
Gary Bond ... Pvt. Cole
Peter Gill ... Pvt. 612 Williams
Tom Gerrard ... Lance Corporal
Patrick Magee ... Surgeon Reynolds
Richard Davies ... Pvt. 593 Jones
Denys Graham ... Pvt. 716 Jones
Dafydd Havard ... Gunner Howarth
Dickie Owen ... Cpl. Schiess
Larry Taylor ... Hughes
Joe Powell ... Sgt. Windridge
John Sullivan ... Stephenson
Harvey Hall ... Sick Man
Gert van den Bergh ... Adendorff (as Gert Van Den Bergh)
Dennis Folbigge ... Commissary Dalton
Kerry Jordan ... Company Cook
Ronald Hill ... Bugler
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi ... Cetewayo (as Chief Buthelezi)
Daniel Tshabalala ... Jacob
Ephraim Mbhele ... Red Garters
Simon Sabela ... Dance Leader
Richard Burton ... Narration spoken by (voice)
Michael Bishop ... Orderly (uncredited)
Tony Snell ... British soldier (uncredited)
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