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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1964
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Genres
War Historical drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
“We re-enacted all the fight sequences in our playground... As a boy’s own adventure, it stands tall and proud, but I think it’s something way, way beyond that.”
Stephen Woolley, introducing a BFI screening of Zulu, 2011
With a small band of red-coated British soldiers holding off hordes of African warriors, Zulu could easily be seen as a celebration of imperial might. But that would be to overlook the leftist credentials of director Cy Endfield – in exile after blacklisting in his native America – and writer John Prebble, author of Culloden.
The filmmakers insist on the defenders’ respect for their Zulu foes, while highlighting class tensions between the English officers (Stanley Baker and Michael Caine) and their Welsh troops. The real appeal, however, lies in the expert build-up and final eruption of tension in an extended sequence of escalating combat, aided by one of John Barry’s most rousing scores.
Director Cy Endfield also worked with Stanley Baker on Hell Drivers (1957) and Sands of the Kalahari (1965), and later co-wrote a prequel, Zulu Dawn (1979).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Narration Spoken by
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Lieutenant John Chard R.E.
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Otto Witt
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Margareta Witt
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Private Henry Hook
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Colour-Sergeant Bourne
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Private Owen
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Surgeon James Reynolds
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Sergeant Maxfield
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Private Thomas
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Private Hitch
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Corporal William Allen
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
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Private Cole
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Private 612 Williams
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lance-corporal
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Private 593 William Jones
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Private 716 William Jones
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Gunner Howarth
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Corporal Friedrich Schiess, NNC
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Private Hughes
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Sergeant Windridge
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Stephenson
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sick man
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Lieutenant Adendorff, NNC
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Acting Assistant Commissary Dalton
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Byrne, company cook
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bugler
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Cetshwayo
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Jacob
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Red Garters
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dance leader
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[Zulu dancing girl]
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[wounded soldier]
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[orderly]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[soldier]
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[Zulu]
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[Zulu]
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[Zulu]
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[Zulu]
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[Zulu]
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
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2nd Unit Director
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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[2nd Unit Crew Member]
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Assistant Director
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[Second Assistant Director]
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[Third Assistant Director]
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Continuity
Rights:
Production:
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A Diamond Films production
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[Distributor Logo] A Paramount release
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Presents
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Associate Producer
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[Unit Manager]
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Production Manager
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[Business Manager]
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[Production Accountant]
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[Production Accountant]
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[Production Accountant]
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[Production Accountant]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Post-Production Secretary]
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[Location Manager]
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[Assistant Location Manager]
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Production Consultant
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Asst. to the Producers
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Studio
Casting:
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[Casting Director]
Writing:
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Original Screenplay by
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Original Screenplay by
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Suggested by an article written by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
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[Focus Puller]
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[Clapper Loader]
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[Camera Technician]
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[Gaffer]
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[Gaffer - South Africa]
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[Electrician]
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[Electrician]
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[Electrician]
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[Grip]
Stills:
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[Stills]
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[Stills]
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[Stills]
Special Effects:
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[Special Effects]
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[Special Effects]
Editing:
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Editor
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Assistant Editor
Design:
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Art Director
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[Set Dresser]
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[Property Master]
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[Property Supplier]
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[Props Manufacturing]
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[Props Manufacturing]
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[Props Manufacturing]
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[Props]
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Construction Manager
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[Construction Contractor]
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[Construction]
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[Chief Carpenter]
Costumes:
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[Costume Designer]
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[Costume Supplier]
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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[Wardrobe Assistant]
Make-up:
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Make-up Created by
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[Make-up]
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[Make-up]
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[Make-up]
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[Make-up]
Titles:
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Main Titles Designed by
Film processing:
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[Laboratory]
Music:
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Original Music Composed and Conducted by
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[Lyrics, 'Men of Harlech']
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[Lyrics, 'Men of Harlech']
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[Orchestra Leader]
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[Choir, 'Men of Harlech']
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[Music Contractor]
Sound:
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[Music Recording Engineer]
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Sound Recordist
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Sound Recordist
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[Sound Camera Operator]
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[Sound Maintenance Engineer]
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[Boom Operator]
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Sound Editor
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[Assistant Sound Editor]
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[Assistant Sound Editor]
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[Assistant Sound Editor]
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[Assistant Sound Editor]
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[Dubbing Mixer]
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[Dubbing Mixer]
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[Stereo Dubbing Mixer]
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[Stereo Dubbing Mixer]
Choreography:
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[Choreographer, Zulu Dance]
Stunts:
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Stunt Director
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[Stunt Arranger]
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[Stunts]
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[Stand-in - Jack Hawkins]
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[Stand-In - Stanley Baker]
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[Stand-in - Ulla Jacobsson]
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[Stand-in - Michael Caine]
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[Double - Michael Caine]
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[Double - Jack Hawkins]
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[Double - Ulla Jacobsson]
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[Voice Dubbing]
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[Voice Dubbing]
Consultant:
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Thanked in credits
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Thanked in credits
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Thanked in credits
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Thanked in credits
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[Equipment Hire]
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[Catering]
Publicity:
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[Unit Publicist]
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[Publicity Secretary]
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