Plot
Zululand, South Africa, 1879. The British are fighting the Zulus and one of their columns has just been wiped out at Isandlwana. The Zulus next fix their sights on the small British outpost at Rorke's Drift. At the outpost are one hundred fifty British troops under the command of Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard. In the next few days, these one hundred fifty troops will fight about four thousand Zulus in one of the most courageous battles in history.
Written by
John Prebble, Cy Endfield
Directed by
Cy Endfield
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, South Africa
Production Companies
Diamond Films
Languages
isiZulu, English
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
Scores
# of Votes
44,243
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA