About
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Cast
Stanley Baker
Lt. John Chard R.E.
Jack Hawkins
Rev. Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson
Margareta Witt
James Booth
Pte. Henry Hook
Michael Caine
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Nigel Green
Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne
Paul Daneman
Sgt. Maxfield
Patrick Magee
Surgeon Reynolds
Glynn Edwards
Cpl. Allen
Keywords
british army british empire violence mixed martial arts based on a true story cult film 19th century africa south africa attempted rape zulu tribal warfare
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#351 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
#31 on Top 100 British films BFI
Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright