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Zulu

Dwarfing the mightiest! Towering over the greatest!

7.4(590)19642h 18m4

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.7M
Box office
$8M
Language
English
Part of Zulu Collection · 2 films
  • africa
  • south africa
  • british army
  • british empire
  • based on true story
  • mixed martial arts (mma)
  • period drama
  • attempted rape
  • zulu
  • tribal warfare
  • 19th century

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Cy Endfield

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR17 Jun 1964
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalUPremiere22 Jan 1964
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG20 Aug 1964
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1622 Jan 1964
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1218 Jun 1964
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1317 Jun 1964
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG12 Jun 1964
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT3 Sept 1964
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR18+10 Jun 1964
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical6DVD18 Oct 2002
    • TV6SBS 610 Nov 2002
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/127 Oct 1964
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical (limited)1522 Jan 1964

Frequently asked questions

Zulu was released on 22 January 1964.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    9/5/2015

    10/10

    Men of Harlech onto glory. "In the hundred years since the Victoria Cross was created for valour and extreme courage beyond that normally expected of a British soldier in the face of the enemy, only 1,344 have been awarded, 11 of these were won by the defenders of the mission station at Rorke's Drift, Natal, January 22nd to the 23rd 1879" Just typing out that spoken narration from Richard Burton brings me out …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/28/2022

    8/10

    A superb adventure tale about a British battalion charged with the defence of a mission station at Rorke's Drift from an army of Zulu who wish to remove the red devils from their lands. Stanley Baker plays "Lt. Chard" who takes command of this troop of engineers and has to plan and implement the defence of his ramshackle post whilst also combatting the superiority complex of Michael Caine's "Lt. Bromhead" who hails f…

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