ZULU

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 52626).

Synopsis

In January 1879 a force of 4,000 Zulus having wiped out 1200 British soldiers in Natal marched to attack the Rorke's Drift mission station. Against the advice of the missionary, Lieutenant Chard with seven other junior officers and 97 men, extemporised a defence barricade and successfully defended the mission against repeated attacks. The Zulus finally retired saluting the enemy. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders.

 

Titles

  • ZULU
 

Technical Data

Year:
1963
Running Time:
135 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
,
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Sound:
Sound (Stereo)
Footage:
12150 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain, USA
Camera Operator
LOVELL, Dudley
Director
ENDFIELD, Cy
Producer
BAKER, Stanley
Producer
ENDFIELD, Cy
Sound Recording
HITCHCOCK, Claude
Sound Recording
LEATHER, Derek
Sound Recording
SMITH, J.B.
2nd Unit Director
ASKEW, T.
2nd Unit Director
FENKE, Heinz
2nd Unit Director
GIRNEY, Alan
2nd Unit Director
MARTENS, Hank
2nd Unit Director
MARTIN, Jack
2nd Unit Director
MASUCH, Edu
2nd Unit Director
PORTER, Bob
2nd Unit Director
SAVERY, William
2nd Unit Director
WHITTEN, Vernon
Administration
DUNN, Joan Dowie
Administration
GREEN, Marguerite
Administration
HIPWELL, Noreen
Administration
JAMES, Diana
Administration
LANGFORD, Susan
Administration
MURRAY, Caroline
Administration
TOMLING, Pamela
Administration
WOOLLEY, Penny
Art Director
ARCHER, Ernest
Assistant Director
BATT, Bert
Assistant Director
RENNIE, Howard
Assistant Director
WATSON, Claude
Assistant Editor
THOMPSON, Jennifer
Associate Producer
KEYS, Basil
Author of the Original Work
PREBBLE, John
Boom Operator
JONES, David
Camera Assistant
HAMMOND, Peter
cast member
ATKINS, Gordon
cast member
BAKER, Stanley
cast member
BISHOP, Michael
cast member
BLOCH, I.
cast member
BOND, Gary
cast member
BOOTH, James
cast member
BUTHELEZI, Mangosuthu Gatsha
cast member
CAINE, Michael
cast member
DANEMAN, Paul
cast member
DAVIES, Richard
cast member
DRNDARSKY, F.W.
cast member
DU TOIT, Josh
cast member
EDWARDS, Glynn
cast member
EMMANUEL, Ivor
cast member
FLETCHER, B.
cast member
FOLBIGGE, Dennis
cast member
GERRARD, Tom
cast member
GILL, Peter
cast member
GOUWS, J.R.
cast member
GRAHAM, Denys
cast member
GREEN, Nigel
cast member
HALL, Harvey
cast member
HAVARD, Dafydd
cast member
HAWKINS, Jack
cast member
HILL, Ronald
cast member
JACOBSSON, Ulla
cast member
JORDAN, Kerry
cast member
KERNAN, David
cast member
MAGEE, Patrick
cast member
MARCUS, John
cast member
MBHELE, Ephraim
cast member
MBILI, Osborne
cast member
McARTHUR, Don
cast member
McCARTHY, Neil
cast member
MDHLULI, Franklyn
cast member
MORGAN, Chris
cast member
NKOSI, Chastebell
cast member
OWEN, Dickie
cast member
PEREL, Allan
cast member
POPLETT, G.C.
cast member
POWELL, Joe
cast member
PROCTOR, David R.
cast member
SABELA, Simon
cast member
SOLOMON
cast member
SULLIVAN, John
cast member
TAYLOR, Larry
cast member
TSHABALALA, Daniel
cast member
VAN DEN BERGH, Gert
cast member
WOLVARDT, G.F.
cast member
ZUNCKEL, Ralf
Casting
GRAVES, Thelma
Choreography
DINUZULU, Princess Constance Magogo Ka
Clapper
ELLIS, Brian
Construction Manager
ALEXANDER, David
Construction Manager
Belvedere Timber Structures
Construction Manager
FRIFT, Richard
Construction Manager
PATERSON, John
Consultant
5th South African Infantry Battalion
Consultant
ALLCHURCH, Tony
Consultant
BUTHELEZI, Mangosuthu Gatsha
Consultant
Cyprian Paramount Chief of the Zulus
Consultant
Natal Parks Game and Fish Preservation Board
Consultant
S.A. Film Studios
Costume Designer
GEERDTS, Hilda
Costumes
Bermans
Director of Photography
DADE, Stephen
Dubbing
DALBY, Stephen
Dubbing
McCALLUM, Gordon K.
Dubbing
PALMER, Ray
Dubbing
SMITH, J.B.
Editor
JYMPSON, John
Electrician
GEORGE, Sid
Electrician
GREEN, Arthur
Electrician
WALSH, David
Executive Producer
LEVINE, Joseph E.
Focus Puller
JONES, Brian
Gaffer
ARNATT, John
Gaffer
VAN WYK, Corrie
Grip
WILLIAMS, F.J.
Location Manager
DU TOIT, Josh
Location Manager
HEERDEN, Dawie van
Lyricist
EMMANUEL, Ivor
Lyricist
ENDFIELD, Cy
Make-up
CADMAN, Judy
Make-up
LAWRENCE, Bob
Make-up
MILLS, Richard
Make-up
MORRIS, Michael
Make-up
PARKER, Charles
Music
BARRY, John
Music Consultant
MARGO, Sidney
Music Performed by
FIRMAN, Alec
Music Performed by
Imperial Glee Singers
Music Recording
TOMLINSON, Eric
narrator
BURTON, Richard
Opticals
OSTINELLI, Les
Production Accountant
CANNON, Charles
Production Accountant
HALL, Arthur
Production Accountant
McMICHAEL, John
Production Accountant
SKEGGS, Roy
Production Accountant
STONE, Gillian
Production Assistant
FAWN-MEADE, Ian
Production Company
Diamond Films
Production Company
Diamond Films
Production Company
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Production Consultant
RANKIN, Douglas
Production Manager
MERRIMAN, John D.
Properties
BACON, Tommy
Properties
BISOGNO, Ernest
Properties
COUGHTRIE, Ken
Properties
COUGHTRIE, Pam
Properties
HARBORTH, A.J.
Properties
POYNER, John
Publicity
FREEMAN, Geoffrey
Publicity
WHITE, Maureen
Screenplay
ENDFIELD, Cy
Screenplay
PREBBLE, John
Script Supervisor
MATHIESON, Muirne
Set Dresser
DIXON, Vernon
Sound Editor
COPPLEMAN, Rusty
Sound Editor
STEVENSON, Nicholas
Sound Editor
STRACHAN, Alan
Sound Editor
TOMLING, Pamela
Sound Editor
WALTER, Len
Sound Engineer
HUGHESDON, Fred
Special Effects
HARRIS, Jimmy
Special Effects
WHYBROW, Roy
Stand-in
ATKINS, Gordon
Stand-in
BIRD, Charles
Stand-in
CADMAN, Judy
Stand-in
DU PRE, Ann
Stand-in
POWELL, Joe
Stand-in
PROCTOR, David R.
Stand-in
RIETTI, Robert
Stand-in
ROSSOUW, Jan
Stand-in
SNOWDEN, Roger
Stills Photography
GRYSPEERDT, Norman
Stills Photography
KARSH, Yousuf
Stills Photography
STRIZZI, Sergio
Studio
Twickenham Film Studios
Stunt Co-ordinator
SULLIVAN, John
Stunts
POWELL, Joe
Stunts
WEBB, Robin
Titles
National Screen Service Ltd.
Unit Production Manager
PORTER, Bob
Wardrobe
NEWMAN, Arthur
Wardrobe
PRIME, Charles
 

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