Zulu (1964)

Director: Cy Endfield

Writer(s): John Prebble, Cy Endfield

Starring: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Ivor Emmanuel, Paul Daneman, Glynn Edwards, Neil McCarthy, David Kernan, Gary Bond, Peter Gill, Tom Gerrard, Patrick Magee, Richard Davies, Denys Graham, Dafydd Havard, Dickie Owen, Larry Taylor, Joe Powell, John Sullivan, Harvey Hall, Gert van den Bergh, Dennis Folbigge, Kerry Jordan, Ronald Hill, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Daniel Tshabalala (Jacob), Ephraim Mbhele (Red Garters), Simon Sabela, Richard Burton, Michael Bishop

Synopsis: Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke’s Drift.

Release Date: June 17, 1964 (USA) | Length: 138 min | Genre: Drama, History, War | MPAA Rating: NR

Note: Many of the black people in this film go unidentified. None of them (except the Chief) are ever referred to by name in the film and Daniel Tshabalala (Jacob) and Ephraim Mbhele (Red Garters) don’t appear in any other movies. Below are only guesses.