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Watch: Zulu 1964 123movies, Full Movie Online – Zululand, South Africa, 1879. 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. At the outpost are one hundred fifty British troops under the command of Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard. In the next few days, these one hundred fifty troops will fight about four thousand Zulus in one of the most courageous battles in history..
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	7.7/10 Votes: 39,662
	96% | RottenTomatoes
	77/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 411 Popularity: 11.153 | TMDB

Reviews:

Men of Harlech onto glory.

“In the hundred years since the Victoria Cross was created for valour and extreme courage beyond that normally expected of a British soldier in the face of the enemy, only 1,344 have been awarded, 11 of these were won by the defenders of the mission station at Rorke’s Drift, Natal, January 22nd to the 23rd 1879”

Just typing out that spoken narration from Richard Burton brings me out into goose pimples, and the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention, Zulu quite simply is my favourite film of all time, and my love for cinema to this day owes its credit to this 1964 masterpiece.

Zulu is a perfectly staged, perfectly acted account of the British defence of Rorke’s Drift, where 139 British soldiers held off 4000 Zulu Warriors at the height of the Anglo-Zulu War. Its strength is not in romanticism or over sentimentality in the name of glossy hard sell, the crux lies with just being a tale of pure courage, a tale of pure stoic heroism, it sticks vigorously to the actual events, and thus the film plays out with genuine honesty that few other War pictures can ever lay claim to.

Where does one start when outlaying the brilliance this picture has to offer? The Natal location is stunning, beautiful lush rolling hills dwarf this tiny outpost, the sky a never ending eye witness to the courage unfolding, Stephen Dade’s photography perfectly capturing this colourful extravaganza. The direction from the criminally undervalued Cy Enfield is excellent, along with his star and producer (Stanley Baker in a role of a lifetime) he manages to direct some of the most amazing battle sequences put onto the screen, the discipline of man to man combat perfectly orchestrated by Enfield. The Zulu extras, who once had no idea what they was supposed to do at first, finally grasped the concept of movie making and added weight to the drama. It’s now down in legend that Baker showed the chiefs a Gene Autry Western and that got them into the swing of things!

The acting right through the cast is astonishing, Baker, Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, James Booth, Nigel Green, Ivor Emmanuel and Patrick Magee are just some of the cast that shine bright and bold. John Barry’s score is blood pumping to the maximum, swirling strings collide with thumping base drums to give one the feeling of invincibility. Ernest Archer’s art decoration, Arthur Newman’s costumes and of course the John Prebble screenplay that is Zulu’s heart. I could go on and name everyone involved in this picture, such is the admiration I have for the work involved. But really the story sells itself, not a glossy British victory in sight (the British defenders were allowed to withdraw from the engagement gracefully), this is not just another British fable of imperialistic fervour, it’s just a tale of bayonets with guts behind them, and ultimately a story of when men really were men, all in the line of duty.

Men of Harlech onto glory…10/10 and then some.

A superb adventure tale about a British battalion charged with the defence of a mission station at Rorke’s Drift from an army of Zulu who wish to remove the red devils from their lands. Stanley Baker plays “Lt. Chard” who takes command of this troop of engineers and has to plan and implement the defence of his ramshackle post whilst also combatting the superiority complex of Michael Caine’s “Lt. Bromhead” who hails from a distinguished family of military and who, initially resents the leadership of this amateur, and the drunken preacher Jack Hawkins who’s mission they are stranded in. John Prebble and Cy Endfield keep the script tight; and John Barry delivers a suitably grand score for this beautifully shot film with plenty of action, and quite a bit of dry humour too. It delivers well a sense of the relentlessness of the attacking Zulu: their pride, courage – and integrity, as well as giving us a shared feeling of the sheer exhaustion of those defending their outpost and their lives. It’s even got some rousing male voice choristry too…!

It depicts the electrifying battle of Roarke’Drift where little more than hundred soldiers made a valiant stand against thousands Zulu warriors.
This spectacular deals with the heroic defense commanded by two Lieutenants (Stanley Baker,also producer and Michael Caine who assumes an upper crust) find that their 140 man contingent in Zululand has been isolated by the destruction of the main British Army column and that 4,000 Zulu warriors will descend on them in short time . Each has a diverse military background in tactics and they are immediately in conflict and bear a thin red line holding out against hordes of fuzzi-wuzzies. Straightforward recounting about epic events happened after the British defeat at the battle of Isandhlwana where a regiment was massacred by a force over thousands Zulus commanded by Cetschwayo at Natal by Zulu warriors . This historical epic is a spectacular retelling of the deeds leading a bloody battle where a brave regiment holds a huge army of Zulu warriors . In command of British force is John Chard of Engineers and Bromhead well played by Stanley Baker and Michael Caine respectively ; furthermore an excellent Nigel Green plays Sergeant Bourke as tough and war veteran . Extraordinary secondary cast formed by prestigious British actors, such as Jack Hawkins as a fanatic pastor , James Booth as rogue private , Patrick Magee as doctor , among others. The battle scenes are magnificent with deployment of the vast forces, and exciting combats when the regiment try to defend from attack by thousands of Zulu warriors. It was made during the 60s boom for epic adventures in exotic climes and resulted to be one of the best . Stunning cinematography with colorful landscapes and rousing score by the master John Barry. The picture is well directed by Cy Endfield who translates perfectly the outstanding battles. It’s followed by a prequel about ‘Dawn Zulu’ by Douglas Hickock starred by all-star-cast as Burt Lancaster , Peter O’Toole, Simon Ward and John Mills.

Adding more details over the largely depicted on the movie, the incidents happened of the following manner : Zulu victory over British forces 22 Jan 1879 about 160 km, north of Durban.A column led by Lord Chelmsford seeking the Zulu army camped at Isandhlwara, road to Ulundi while patrols went out to scour the district. A report was received and Chelmsford moved out with half his strength, leaving the camp occupied by six companies of the 24th Regiment, two guns, some colonial volunteers and some native contingents: about 1800 troops in all. Late in the morning , an advance post warred of the approach of a Zulu army. Then a mounted patrol found thousands of Zulus concealed in a ravines as the patrol rode to warn the camp, the Zulus followed. The camp commander spread his troops around the perimeter of the camp, but the Zulus broke through, the native contingents fled but were chased and killed. The 21 officers and 534 soldiers of the 24Th Regiment were killed where they fought , there were no wounded , no prisoners and no missing. Only about 50 Europeans and 300 Africans escaped. The battle of Isandhalwana was recorded in history as the worst defeat ever inflicted on a modern army by native troops . The invasion of Zululand was temporarily halted until reinforcements were received from Britain. Despite the defeat, the Zulus were humiliated and crushed at Roark’s Drift battle.. In Parliament upon the downfall of his government, British Prime Minister , Benjamin Disraeli, asked the question: ‘Who are these Zulus ,who are these remarkable people who defeat our generals , convert our bishops and who on this day have put an end to a great dynasty?

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 18 min (138 min)
Budget 1720000
Revenue 8000000
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama, History, War
Director Cy Endfield
Writer John Prebble, Cy Endfield
Actors Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson
Country United Kingdom
Awards Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints), 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints), Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Aspect Ratio 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints), 2.35 : 1 (35 mm prints)
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 3,603 m (Italy)
Negative Format Eastman Color Negative Film, 50T, Type 5251, 35 mm (horizontal)
Cinematographic Process Super Technirama 70
Printed Film Format 16 mm, 35 mm, 70 mm