Zulu (1964)

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Dwarfing the mightiest! Towering over the greatest!

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: 1964-01-22
• Genres: Drama, History, War
• Runtime: 2h 18m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 593 votes

Directed by Cy Endfield.

Top cast

• Stanley Baker as Lt. John Chard R.E.
• Jack Hawkins as Rev. Otto Witt
• Ulla Jacobsson as Margareta Witt
• James Booth as Pte. Henry Hook
• Michael Caine as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
• Nigel Green as Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne
• Paul Daneman as Sgt. Maxfield
• Patrick Magee as Surgeon Reynolds
• Glynn Edwards as Cpl. Allen
• Neil McCarthy as Pvt. Thomas

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Zulu

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Mometu, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX Premium, Channel 4 Plus, Artiflix; watch free on ITVX, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on Plex; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Beamafilm, Artiflix, Binge Amazon Channel; watch free on Beamafilm, Plex; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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