Zulu
by Cy Endfield
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Actor: Jack Hawkins, James Booth, Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Ulla JacobssonDirector: Cy Endfield
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
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-Video, 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... One of the top 10 best action/war movies of all time!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have seen this great film many times, either on TV or on video... I just recently purchased my copy on DVD from Diamond Entertainment and the quality is actually pretty good. Somewhat similar to the video version I have also. And, I bought it at the Goodwill for only $4.00. regardless, this is an awesome film, and a truly must see. Stanely Baker and Michael Caine are a good team and work well together is this film. Can't say much more than what other reviewers have already said...
Perhaps, one day someone will release a digital remastered copy of this great, iconic film on DVD...
DVD Review: One of the Best War Movies Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
"Can a small British force withstand the onslaught of thousands of fearless, battle-hardened Zulu warriors?" That's the question that this classic war film will answer.
Here's the situation that the Brits face at the outpost known as Rorke's Drift in South Africa. A force of about 90 British soldiers and combat engineers are ordered to defend a small missionary outpost in the heart of Zulu country during the Zulu War of 1879. The British forces at this remote outpost have received word that 1,500 members of a crack British regiment have been masscred by an indomitable force of Zulu warriors.
Besides the 90 or so able-bodied Brits at Rorke's Drift, there are about 35 sick and wounded soldiers who are being cared for by the missionaries there. When the Zulu warriors arrive, the British are stunned to discover that they are outnumbered about 40 to 1.
This film is arguably one of the best battle movies made. It features a star-studded cast headed by Stanley Baker and Michael Caine and includes such distinguished British actors such as Jack Hawkins, Patrick Magee, and Nigel Green. John Barry's stirring soundtrack is superb, and the cinematography of the Natal countryside near where the actual battle took place is glorious. This was one of Caine's earliest starring roles and garnered him the attention of the British film industry for his later roles in The Ipcress File and then Alfie.
For a film that was released 45 yrs ago, it's still a good "watch" today, despite rudimentary special effects.
DVD Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
As I mentioned in the review for Zulu Dawn, my opinion is a little skewed by nostalgia. I love this film. The battle at Roarke's Drift is well deserving of its own movie and Zulu does it great justice. DVD Review: Top shellf
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie for its time is fantastic,it depicts the courage of both the British and Zulus,and the honor of the Zulus.
DVD Review: Excessive DNR and tinny sound
Summary: 3 Stars
I have the Criterion Laserdisc from 1989 and this Blu ray disc, with the spectacular new transfer from 2007, renders it unwatchable. The colours are really vibrant and the print is pristine. However, I find the digital noise reduction problematic - and completely unnecessary. It gives the picture (particularly flesh-tones in all the close-ups) an artificial "plastic" appearance. There is absolutely no grain visible at all. The BD soundtrack is also problematic - it is a thin and reedy mono, while the laserdisc has a better stereo soundtrack, created from the original multi-track 4 track stereo master. There certainly isn't a better version available, but this could be improved on.
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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