Zulu
by Cy Endfield
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Actor: Jack Hawkins, James Booth, Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Ulla JacobssonDirector: Cy Endfield
Brand: CAINE,MICHAEL
Producer: Stanley Baker
Cinematographer: Stephen Dade
Producer: Cy Endfield
Writer: Cy Endfield
Producer: Basil Keys
Producer: Joseph E. Levine
Writer: John Prebble
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Zulu
DVD Review: Zulu Blu-ray version
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a quick review of the Blu-ray version. As for the movie itself, I consider it a five star movie. It is one of those classics that you can sit through time and time again and, I believe at one point, Playboy rated this the ultimate number one "guy" movie while placing Gone with the Wind as the ultimate number one "gal" movie.
This Blu-ray version is the first version I have ever seen of an older movie that gets five stars for the transfer to Blu-ray. I was shocked when I fired up the Blu-ray player and threw this DVD in. The transfer is flawless. The detail is amazing and is the best transfer of any movie I have ever seen. I can not emphasize enough the quality of this transfer. If you are hesitating the purchase because you are unsure the cost will be worth the quality, whip out that credit card because you are in for a wonderful experience.
This begs the question "Why aren't all transfers to Blu-ray this good?" I don't know but this certainly sets the standard high. Again, I am shocked and absolutely couldn't be happier with this Blu-ray version. There are a couple of other perks with this purchase like the "making of" and interviews with the actors but, for me, it's all about the quality of the transfer and it is the best I have ever seen.
If you like this movie, you have got to purchase this Blu-ray. You will not be disappointed.
DVD Review: ZULU Blu-Ray is incredible.
Summary: 5 Stars
Just purchased this at over $40 through an advertiser on Amazon based on the review of how good the blu-ray was. It was worth every penny. This review is not about the movie as anyone who has watched it knows how great the story is. The colors and picture was as sharp as any blu-ray I have seen so far, especially when considered the movie is over 40 years old. I hope they release this as a mass-market blu-ray - if not, somebody is asleep at the switch.
Ed Erler, 4 Oct 09.
DVD Review: Blu-ray from Amazon.uk
Summary: 4 Stars
For others interested in saving a bit of money, I thought I'd mention that rather than buying the Blu-ray disk new from the Amazon.com market place, I ordered it from Amazon.uk. The cost was about $21.50 including shipping, which is about half what new copies are currently going for in the market place.
It arrived in less than a week and appears to be the the same item listed here. It plays without problems on my US Panazonic Blu-ray player connected over HDMI to an HD TV.
DVD Review: Blu-Ray Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Just purchased the Blu-Ray version of Zulu from Amazon.UK.
It plays with no problem on a North American Blu-Ray player.
The cost was way lower, than what the private guys are trying to scalp you for on amazon and ebay.
There were lots of interesting extras on the Blu-Ray ( usually I can't be bothered with the stuff they dump on as extras )
Hopefully they will continue to make Blu-Ray available as all region disks, and give up on that Region controlled B.S.
DVD Review: GREAT MOVIE!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's the morning of Jan. 22, 1879, and most of the British soldiers left behind to garrison the small makeshift hospital/supply depot of Rorke's Drift probably consider themselves lucky. It looks like they won't have to fight in this campaign. Their comrades who have marched on to Isandlwana will whip the Zulus in a few days and the army will march back to a hero's welcome at Capetown! Little do they know that an unforseen turn of events will have them fighting for their lives before the day is out. This turn of events, and how the men respond to it, are the subject of the movie "Zulu".
As the men are going about their mundane tasks, the astounding news first comes that the British force at Isandlwana has been almost wiped out. An overwhelming force of Zulus are headed for Rorke's Drift. Next comes the realization that it's too late to try and escape. The oncoming Zulus are almost certainly so close that they'd overtake them before they could reach safety. Their only chance is to use whatever time remains to fortify their little outpost and hold out until they are rescued. If all this isn't bad enough, Boer calvary refuse their desperate pleas for help, and native troops desert en masse just as the attack begins, leaving their just completed perimeter dangerously thin. But the officers, neither of whom have seen combat before, refuse to despair. Struggling against fear and self doubt, they make adjustments in the face of the enemy attack, pushing themselves and their men to the limits of endurance. The men, though aware of the seeming hopelessness of the situation, remain resolute. The Zulus, too, press on, refusing to quit even though taking terrible casualties from superior firepower. As the battle continues,truths about human character are revealed. Some of the most unlikely individuals show themselves to be capable of extraordinary heroism. Others find out how stupid and superficial their biases are when judging a persons true worth. One or two find that they can't stand up to the situation.
In the end, the British are rescued. But the movie isn't really about victory or defeat. "Zulu" is a celebration of character, guts, and the refusal to quit in the face of overwhelming odds. Anyone who appreciates these qualities will love the movie!
Description of Zulu
A towering cinematic achievement. An astonishing true story. And "a battle film in the grand tradition of Four Feathers and Gunga Din" (Time)! Filmed against the exotic locales of Africa and starring Stanley Baker (The Guns of Navarone), Jack Hawkins (Lawrence of Arabia) and Academy Award?(r) winner* Michael Caine (in his first major motion picture role), Zulu is a thrilling account of one of history's fiercest battles! As a terrifying war chant echoes across the majestic African plains, 4000 Zulu tribesmen rise up from the tall grassthat hides them. Furiously beating their swords against their shields, the warriors descend upon a small garrison of English soldiers. "Usuto! Usuto! (Kill! Kill!)," they cry as they launch into a battle with the vastly outnumbered English militia who must manifest incredible skill and incomparable bravery just to survive. *1999: Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules; 1986: Supporting Actor, Hannah and Her Sisters"Sentries have come in from the hill, sir.... They report Zulus to the southeast. Thousands of them." One of the best pure action movies ever made, this rousing adventure recounts the true story of a small 18th-century regiment of British troops (including a very blue-blooded turn by a young Michael Caine) endlessly besieged by an seemingly unceasing number of fierce attackers. Although the basic premise has since been executed with more technical skill and panache (most notably by Aliens and Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans), it's unlikely that anything will ever top the utter spectacle and, above all, sheer unbelievable size of the combat scenes that almost wholly comprise the last half of this film. A gloriously exhilarating essential for anyone looking to get lost in the heat of cinematic battle, topped off with a healthy dose of gallows humor. Not to be missed. Richard Burton voiced the stirring narration. Zulu was followed by a slightly dry but still recommended prequel, Zulu Dawn. --Andrew Wright
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