Zulu - Original Trailer 1964

Added by Mustanaamio7 1 month ago on 25 October 2009 09:33

Description

Filmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879, siege of Rorke's Drift in Natal, Africa. An army of 4,000 Zulu warriors have already decimated a huge British garrison; now they are on their way to the much smaller Rorke's Drift. A Royal Engineers officer (Stanley Baker) is determined to stand his ground, despite having only a skeleton garrison at his command. His steamroller tactics are constantly at odds with those of a by-the-book lieutenant (Michael Caine), who feels that a retreat is called for, but it becomes clear that if the garrison is to survive, they'd better pay heed. Jack Hawkins and Ulla Jacobsson are also on hand as an idealistic missionary and his somewhat more pragmatic daughter. Richard Burton provides the narration for Zulu, closing the film with the observation that 11 of the 1,344 Victoria Crosses awarded since 1856 were bestowed upon the survivors of Rorke's Drift. Zulu was followed in 1979 by a "prequel," Zulu Dawn.

Stanley Baker - Lt. John Chard
Jack Hawkins - Rev. Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson - Margareta Witt
James Booth - Pvt. Henry Hook
Michael Caine - Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Nigel Green - Color Sgt. Bourne
Ivor Emmanuel - Pvt. Owen
Paul Daneman - Sgt. Maxfield
Glynn Edwards - Cpl. Allen
Neil McCarthy - Pvt. Thomas
Gary Bond - Pvt. Cole
Tom Gerrard - Lance Corporal
Patrick Magee - Surgeon Reynolds
Richard Davies - Pvt. 593 Jones
Dafydd Havard - Gunner Howarth
Denys Graham - Pvt. 716 Jones
Dickie Owen - Cpl. Schless
Larry Taylor - Hughes
Joe Powell - Sgt. Windridge
John Sullivan - Stephenson
Harvey Hall - Sick Man
Gert Van Den Bergh - Adendorf
Dennis Folbigge - Commissary Dalton
Kerry Jordan - Company Cook
Ronald Hill - Bugler
Simon Sabela - Dance Leader
Richard Burton - Narrator
David Kerman - Pvt. Hitch