Zulu
Dwarfing the mightiest! Towering over the greatest!
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.
- Director
- Cy Endfield
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $8M
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Cast
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18 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Zulu returned 4.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Jan 22, 1964
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Zulu
- Country
- United Kingdom
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