Film · TMDB
7.4In 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.
Released: 1964-01-22138 minDir: Cy EndfieldAction, Drama, History, War
Cast
- Stanley Baker as Lt. John Chard R.E.
- Jack Hawkins as Rev. Otto Witt
- Ulla Jacobsson as Margareta Witt
- James Booth as Pte. Henry Hook
- Michael Caine as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
- Nigel Green as Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.7/10
45,853 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
77/100
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
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Key dates
- Published
- 17 June 1964
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Battle of Rorke's Drift
- Director
- Cy Endfield
- Screenwriter
- Cy Endfield
- Composer
- John Barry
- Producer
- Stanley Baker
- Narrative location
- South Africa