Storyline
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.
Released
22 January 1964
Runtime
2h 18min
Director
Budget
$1,720,000
Revenue
$8,000,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Diamond Films UK
Cast
Stanley Baker
Lt. John Chard R.E.
Jack Hawkins
Rev. Otto Witt
Ulla Jacobsson
Margareta Witt
James Booth
Pte. Henry Hook
Michael Caine
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Nigel Green
Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne
Paul Daneman
Sgt. Maxfield
Patrick Magee
Surgeon Reynolds
Glynn Edwards
Cpl. Allen
Neil McCarthy
Pvt. Thomas
David Kernan
Pvt. Hitch
Gary Bond
Pvt. Cole
Richard Burton
Narration spoken (voice)
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Cetewayo
Kerry Jordan
Company cook
Dennis Folbigge
Commissary Dalton
Gert Van den Bergh
Adendorff
Harvey Hall
Stickman
John Sullivan
Stephenson
Joe Powell
Sergeant Windridge
Larry Taylor
Hughes
Dickie Owen
Corporal Schiess
Dafydd Havard
Gunner Howarth
Denys Graham
Private 716 Jones
Richard Davies
Private 593 Jones
Tom Gerrard
Lance / Corporal
Peter Gill
Private 612 Williams
Ivor Emmanuel
Private Owen
Simon Sabela
Dance Leader
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