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Zulu (1964) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Cy Endfield and produced by Joseph E. Levine, Stanley Baker and Cy Endfield.

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Zulu (1964)

By Beatrice on Apr 16, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Zulu Directed by Cy Endfield Written by John Prebble and Cy Endfield 1964/UK Diamond Films First viewing/Netflix rental Adendorff: What the hell do you mean “cowardly blacks?” They died on your side, didn’t they? And who the hell do you think is coming to wipe out your little com... Read full article


Zulu (1964)

By Amanda Garrett on Mar 17, 2018 From Old Hollywood Films

Michael Caine as Lt. Gonville Bromhead in the war film Zulu (1964). This article is part of The Marvellous Michael Caine Blogathon hosted by RealWeegieMidget Reviews. Old Hollywood studios produced dozens of films about the British Empire from the 1930s through the 1960s. One of the last and b... Read full article


Zulu (1964)

By L? on Jul 31, 2015 From Critica Retro

Zulu (1964) A hist?ria ? t?o velha quanto a humanidade: um grupo invade o espa?o de outro por considerar-se mais evolu?do / civilizado. O discurso ? de boas inten??es, de levar conhecimentos e religi?o para o povo inferior, mas o choque de culturas ? mais forte que qualquer ato de bondade, ... Read full article


Zulu (1964)

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Zulu (1964) A hist?ria ? t?o velha quanto a humanidade: um grupo invade o espa?o de outro por considerar-se mais evolu?do / civilizado. O discurso ? de boas inten??es, de levar conhecimentos e religi?o para o povo inferior, mas o choque de culturas ? mais forte que qualquer ato de bondade, ... Read full article


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Private Henry Hook: [as Sergeant Maxfield raves deliriously in the hospital] Stuff me with green apples! If a dog was as sick as him,they'd shoot it!


Lieutenant John Chard: [shouting] Front rank fire! Rear rank fire, reload!
Lieutenant John Chard: [repeats a few times as one line of soldiers fires and the other kneels and reloads their rifles]


Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Now there's a bitter pill. Our own damned rifles!


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Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, from a long line of Zulu warriors and royalty, played the part of his ancestor, King Cetywayo in the film. "I played my great grandfather. The director had actually identified a radio announcer (to play the part) but when he saw me he said that he saw a family resemblance and persuaded me to take part as an extra".
Director Cy Endfield wanted a camera crane that was lightweight when disassembled so that it could be packed and transported through the African bush. Ken Eddy designed the first Filmair Giraffe camera crane for the job and in so doing began the world's best known camera crane company. This key piece of film gear is still used in the movie industry.
The rifles in the film are Martini-Henry single-shots in .450/577 caliber. The weapons seen in the film are period-correct short lever versions (the design was modified in the 1880s with a longer lever to aid extraction.
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