Zulu

In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an Alamo-like siege until they are overwhelmed, losing the battle, but going…

★ 7.4/10 · 590 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Stanley BakerLt. John Chard R.E.
• Jack HawkinsRev. Otto Witt
• Ulla JacobssonMargareta Witt
• James BoothPte. Henry Hook
• Michael CaineLt. Gonville Bromhead
• Nigel GreenColour Sgt. Frank Bourne
• Paul DanemanSgt. Maxfield
• Patrick MageeSurgeon Reynolds

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

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