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. At the outpost are 150 British troops under the command of Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard. In the next few days, these 150 troops will fight about 4,000 Zulus in one of the most courageous battles in history.
Directed By
Cy EndfieldWritten By
Cy Endfield, John PrebbleCast of Zulu
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
Glynn EdwardsCpl. Allen
Neil McCarthyPvt. Thomas
David KernanPvt. Hitch
Gary BondPvt. Cole
Richard BurtonNarration spoken
Mangosuthu ButheleziCetewayo
Kerry JordanCompany cook
Dennis FolbiggeCommissary Dalton
Gert Van den BerghAdendorff
Harvey HallStickman
John SullivanStephenson
Joe PowellSergeant Windridge
Larry TaylorHughes
Dickie OwenCorporal Schiess
Dafydd HavardGunner Howarth
Denys GrahamPrivate 716 Jones
Richard DaviesPrivate 593 Jones
Tom GerrardLance / Corporal
Peter GillPrivate 612 Williams
Ivor EmmanuelPrivate Owen
Simon SabelaDance Leader