Zulu [videorecording] / a an Embassy Pictures release ; Diamond Films Ltd. ; Joseph E. Levine presents a Stanley Baker-Cy Endfield production ; produced by Stanley Baker and Cy Endfield ; directed by Cy Endfield ; original screenplay by John Prebble and Cy Endfield.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 1004529 | MGM Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Subtitle language: French, Spanish Series: MGM DVDPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, c2003.Description: 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0792855612
- 9780792855613
- Director of photography, Stephen Dade ; editor, John Jympson ; music, John Barry.
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Northport Library | DVD | DRAMA Zulu | Checked out | 05/10/2024 | 33111006942490 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Filmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879, siege of Rorke's Drift in Natal, Africa. An army of 4,000 Zulu warriors have already decimated a huge British garrison; now they are on their way to the much smaller Rorke's Drift. A Royal Engineers officer (Stanley Baker) is determined to stand his ground, despite having only a skeleton garrison at his command. His steamroller tactics are constantly at odds with those of a by-the-book lieutenant (Michael Caine), who feels that a retreat is called for, but it becomes clear that if the garrison is to survive, they'd better pay heed. Jack Hawkins and Ulla Jacobsson are also on hand as an idealistic missionary and his somewhat more pragmatic daughter. Richard Burton provides the narration for Zulu, closing the film with the observation that 11 of the 1,344 Victoria Crosses awarded since 1856 were bestowed upon the survivors of Rorke's Drift. Zulu was followed in 1979 by a "prequel," Zulu Dawn. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
"Suggested by an article written by John Prebble."
Originally produced as a 1964 motion picture.
Special features: original theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Stephen Dade ; editor, John Jympson ; music, John Barry.
Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine.
Zulu is set in Africa in 1879 only hours after the battle of Isandhlwana. A small group of British soldiers stood their ground at a farm house against an onslaught of wave after wave of Zulus.
MPAA rating: not rated.
DVD, region 1, 16:9 widescreen, 2.35:1 theatrical release format, enhanced for widescreen TVs.; Dolby digital mono.
English language soundtrack with French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.