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Cy Endfield
(1963)
138min
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Review
Our Score
by
Tony Sloman
This superb re-creation of the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift is a personal triumph for producer/director Cy Endfield and Welsh producer/star Stanley Baker. Baker heads a remarkable cast that includes Michael Caine in a star-making performance playing against type as a toffee-nosed lieutenant. Technically the movie is a revelation, with stunning Technirama photography (by Stephen Dade), brilliant picture editing (John Jympson), glorious music (John Barry) and a wonderfully evocative soundtrack - who could ever forget the approaching sound of the 4,000 Zulu warriors before we see them? Richard Burton's narration is genuinely moving, and watch for Chief Buthelezi as his own ancestor, Cetewayo, chief of the Zulus.
Summary
An upper-class soldier and his fellow officer stationed at Rorke's Drift in 1879 discover they have been cut off after the destruction of the main British army column in the area. They must rally their small force of 140 men against the might of 4,000 Zulu warriors advancing on their position. Fact-based historical drama, starring Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, Nigel Green and Chief Buthelezi, with narration by Richard Burton.
Cast & Crew
Lieutenant John Chard, RE
Stanley Baker
Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
Michael Caine
Reverend Otto Witt
Jack Hawkins
Margareta Witt
Ulla Jacobsson
Private Henry Hook
James Booth
Colour-Sergeant Bourne
Nigel Green
Private Owen
Ivor Emmanuel
Sergeant Maxfield
Paul Daneman
Corporal Allen
Glynn Edwards
Private Thomas
Neil McCarthy
Private Hitch
David Kernan
Narrator
Richard Burton
Private Cole
Gary Bond
Surgeon Major James Reynolds
Patrick Magee
Private William Jones (593)
Richard Davies (2)
Corporal Frederic Schiess
Dickie Owen
Sergeant Windridge
Joe Powell
Cetewayo
Chief Buthelezi
Hughes
Larry Taylor
Director
Cy Endfield
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Guidance:
Violence, swearing.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
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