Richard Burton, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins

Action epic based on the famous heroic exploits of January 22, 1879, when a handful of British soldiers, stationed at Rorke's Drift, withstood an onslaught by some 4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven of the d...( read more  read more... )efenders received the Victorio Cross, Britain's highest military decoration.

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Unrated, 138 min.

Directed by: Cy Endfield

Release Date: June 17, 1964

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DVD Release Date: February 2, 2001

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  • August 1, 2008
    putting aside the ethics of colonialism and some unconvincingly bloodless action scenes, it's pretty entertaining. funny to hear michael caine with a posh accent :)
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • January 10, 2007
    Great movie....
  • November 9, 2006
    One of the great matinee style films starring an unusually upper-class Michael Caine fending off "zulus sir, farzands of 'em!" with a stiff upper lip. The film is never patronizing, and the anti-war message is never forced.
  • October 3, 2006
    decent film great fight scenes for such an old film
  • November 22, 2009
    Good cinematography and a top notch cast keep this simple story engaging. The score is good, but a little overbearing at times.
  • September 26, 2009
    Outstanding movie...
  • September 20, 2009
    Absolutely fantastic!!

    Michael Caine gives away the best performance of the film. The most amazing and best aspect of the film is that we open with a Zulu ceremony sequence. Then we move on to the 100 brave British soldiers, who apparently couldn't stand a single chance battli...( read more)ng 4,000 African soldiers, so we get two perspectives and neither the British or the Zulus are portrayed as the bad guys of the film. There are no true antagonists. That characteristic adds a strong moral value to this war masterpiece.

    94/100
  • September 19, 2009
    I loved this movie, especially the ending obviously. The Zulu warriors praised the spirit of the British soldiers in what must have been a terrifying situation.
  • July 26, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that richard burton, stanley baker, michael caine, jack hawkins play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i thin...( read more)k that the director of this action/adventure/drama/thriller movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie...its a great movie 2 watch...i think that the gun shoot outs n the fight scenes were really good throughout this movie its an enjoyable movie 2 watch because its a true story n its really well filmed movie 2 watch

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