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: While praised for its respectful portrayal of the Zulu warriors as a disciplined and honorable force, the film takes significant liberties with characterization. For example, Private Henry Hook is depicted as a drunken rogue who finds redemption, whereas the real Hook was a teetotaler and a model soldier.
is a landmark British war epic that dramatizes the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879, where a small detachment of roughly 150 British soldiers successfully defended a mission station against approximately 4,000 Zulu warriors. Key Aspects of the Film Zulu (1964)
: Stanley Baker , who also co-produced, stars as the stoic Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers. : While praised for its respectful portrayal of
: Directed by Cy Endfield , an American screenwriter who had been blacklisted in Hollywood and moved to the UK to work. Key Aspects of the Film : Stanley Baker
: The film famously launched the career of Michael Caine , who was cast against his Cockney roots as the aristocratic Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead.
: Though depicting events at Rorke's Drift, the movie was filmed on location in the more visually dramatic Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa.
: The Zulu warriors in the film were portrayed by hundreds of real Zulus, and King Cetshwayo was played by his real-life great-grandson, Mangosuthu Buthelezi , a future South African political leader.