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Zulu

1964

Cy Endfield

Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson ...

6.8

3,789

Adventure. War Based on an actual historic event, this is the story of a group of British soldiers stationed in Africa who are forced to defend their tiny outpost against an attack by powerful Zulu warriors. They are outnumbered 40-1 but are still ready to fight to the finish. Michael Caine is outstanding in Cy Endfield's powerful drama. Narrated by Richard Burton.

	Author	Review
United States	TV Guide	"Set in 1879 in Natal, this magnificently staged, brilliantly acted film tells the story of the heroic defense by overwhelmingly outnumbered British troops"	POS
United Kingdom	Telegraph	"It may not be truthful – but, my God, the result is thrilling."	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"This may not be exact history, but it certainly makes an impression."	POS
United Kingdom	Alex von Tunzelmann The Guardian	"'Zulu' is a brilliantly made dramatisation of Rorke's Drift, and it does a fine job of capturing the spirit for which the battle is remembered."	POS
United Kingdom	Pat Reid Empire	"As a spectacular war film with a powerful moral dimension, Zulu pre-dates Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan by more than three decades. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jaime N. Christley Slant	"A great, underappreciated classic of British cinema"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Joseph E. Levine makes an impressive debut in British film production with Zulu, a picture that allows ample scope for his flamboyant approach to showmanship."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Zulu is a fairly tough-minded and interesting account of a company of Welsh soldiers doing their bit for somebody else's Queen and Country in an alien land."	POS

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