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Zulu (1964) | Ranked Top 19% · CriticCrunch

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Zulu

Movie1964·138 min

Zulu

Directed by Cy Endfield

Drama History War

A drama history film directed by Cy Endfield.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

583 ratings

About Zulu

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, survival of spirit, 18th 19th century, historical event, action combat, international, isolated dwelling, warzone, colleagues, battlefield combat, reluctant hero, ensemble, siege bottle, survival

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Details

Director: Cy Endfield
Language: English

Cast

Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson

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How Zulu Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

1960s movies

Top 35%

Drama movies

Top 19%

1960s Drama movies

Top 42%

Top 19% All movies.

the vibe

Zulu Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadearnestgrittytense

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

siege bottle

survival

sacrifice duty

survival of spirit

reluctant hero

ensemble

colleagues

historical event

action combat

battlefield combat

international

isolated dwelling

warzone

18th–19th century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9