Starring: Michael Caine, Stanley Baker
1964 * Color * 138 Minutes

Filmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879 siege of Rorkes 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 Rorkes 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 had better pay heed. Richard Burton provides the narration for the film, closing the film with the observation that 11 of the 1344 Victoria Crosses awarded since 1856 were bestowed upon the survivors of Rorkes Drift.