Lieutenant John Chard R.E.
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Zulu: Directed by Cy Endfield. With Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth. Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
A nearby regiment of the British Army takes over a station run by a missionary (Jack Hawkins) and his daughter (Ulla Jacobsson) as a supply depot and hospital under the command of Lieutenant John...
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Zulu, British war film, released in 1964, that is a fact-based account of the British stand against overwhelming odds in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift (1879), one of the first significant battles of the Anglo-Zulu War in Southern Africa. After destroying a British garrison at Isandlwana, a massive.
Feb 12, 2020 · Why ‘Zulu’ (1964) is an absolute masterpiece. 12th February 2020. One of the most captivating memories from my childhood are of a quiet family evening when we sat down on a rainy Saturday evening and watched an African adventure film – Zulu, a 1964 movie based on the historic Battle of Rorke’s Drift when over 4,000 Zulu ...
Zulu (1964) - Turner Classic Movies. Brief Synopsis. Although outnumbered, British soldiers make an heroic stand against revolting Zulu warriors. Cast & Crew. Read More. Cy Endfield. Director. Stanley Baker. Lieut. John Chard. Jack Hawkins. Otto Witt. Ulla Jacobsson. Margaretta Witt. James Booth. Pvt. Henry Hook. Michael Caine.
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift. In 1879 Zululand, South Africa, the British are fighting the Zulus, and one of their columns has just been wiped out at Isandlwana. The Zulus next fix their sights on the small British outpost at Rorke's Drift.
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
