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If you are going to watch this film then make sure that you are sitting comfortably for at 138 minutes this is a very long movie.
The film is a dramatisation of a true event that happened in January of 1879 in South Africa. The film depicts a battle between the Zulu warriors and a garrison of the Welsh Borderers who were defending the missionary station of Rorke’s Drift.
The garrison of men is commanded by Lieutenant Bromhead who is magnificently acted by Michael Caine, however at the time of the battle Lieutenant Chard (Stanley Baker) an engineering officer is at the missionary station to build a bridge over the nearby river. As Chard is the more senior officer by a few weeks he takes charge of the men and the interaction between the two Lieutenants is a major part of the film.
The 150 men of the garrison are completely outnumbered by the 4000 ferocious Zulu warriors so the only chance the soldiers have of staying alive is by the use of superior tactics, hard work and determination. This is depicted so well in the film by the excellent acting by all of the cast.
The film is set in the magnificent mountain scenery of South Africa, which adds to the feeling that the men in this small British force are alone in a vast country many miles from the Wales they love.
There is a lot of killing in this film, mostly of the Zulu warriors who at times are shown when the dead bodies are piled on top of each other. Even so there is no gratuitous violence, no bad language and no sex.
The film does not rely on any special effects, but the stunt work in the battle scenes, especially the close hand to hand fighting is very well done and filmed very well.
I had seen this film many times and I sure I will watch it many times again. Allow the film was made in 1964 it does not seem outdated or old fashioned. It is an excellent film that I would highly recommend.
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May 27th, 2001
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