Zulu (1964)

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Directed by Cy Endfield

Running Time: 140 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1964

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Colour

On the January 22nd 1879 the British Army suffered one of it's worst defeats when Zulu forces massacres 1,500 of its troops.

A short time after the main battle a Zulu force numbering in excess of 4000 warriors advanced on a British supply dump guarded by a mere 139 Welsh infantrymen.

This epic film, based on the true story, concentrates on the bloody 12-hour battle.

When is Zulu next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Movies Classics December 26th, 2:40pm and on Sky Movies Classics December 26th, 11:05pm. See more...

Cast

Stanley BakerLt. John Chard
Jack HawkinsRev. Otto Witt
Ulla JacobssonMargareta Witt
James BoothPvt. Henry Hook
Image for Michael CaineMichael CaineLt. Gonville Bromhead
Nigel GreenColour Sgt. Frank Bourne
Ivor EmmanuelPvt. Owen
Paul DanemanSgt. Robert Maxfield
Glynn EdwardsCpl. William Allen
Neil McCarthyPvt. John Thomas
David KernanPvt. Fred Hitch
Gary BondPvt. Thomas Cole
Peter GillPvt. John Williams
Tom GerrardLance Corporal
Patrick MageeSurgeon Maj. James Henry Reynolds
Richard DaviesPvt. William Jones
Denys GrahamPvt. Robert Jones
Dafydd HavardGunner Howarth
Dickie OwenCpl. Frederic Schiess NNC
Larry TaylorHughes
Joe PowellSgt. Joseph Windridge
John M. Sullivan IICapt. Stephenson Durnford's Horse
Harvey HallSick man

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