Rated 5+ Stars
Fans of Richard Sharpe are sure to love this movie. I found it at my local supermarket on a display rack of discounted movies. I think I paid either $2.99 or $3.99 for and bought it because Michael Caine was in it.
It was his first starring role and he was absolutely wonderful. But so was every one else. Everything about this film very well done. Filming. writing, musical score and the narration at the end by Richard Burton but especially the casting. Everyone in it was believable. I felt like I was right there with them which, I might add was pretty scary at times.
If your interested in what actually happened at Roark's Drift from the British point of view I have provided this link to an interesting site.
Battle at Roark's Drift
I haven't found a site that provides the Zulu's point of view. But since they lost they don't get to have a point of view do they?
From Amazon Description:
A towering cinematic achievement. An astonishing true story. 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 grass that 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.
