Ratings

TMDB Rating 7.4
IMDB Rating 7.8
RottenTomatoes Rating 95%

Financials

Revenue: $8,000,000

Budget: $1,720,000

Profit: + $6,280,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: Dwarfing the mightiest! Towering over the greatest!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Jan 22, 1964

Rating: NR

Run Time: 2h 18m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: South Africa , United Kingdom

Production Companies: Diamond Films UK


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Lt. John Chard R.E.

Age : 48 | Popularity : 18%

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Rev. Otto Witt

Age : 62 | Popularity : 7%

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson

Margareta Witt

Age : 53 | Popularity : 7%

James Booth

James Booth

Pte. Henry Hook

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Lt. Gonville Bromhead

Age : 91 | Popularity : 60%

Nigel Green

Nigel Green

Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

Age : 47 | Popularity : 4%

Paul Daneman

Paul Daneman

Sgt. Maxfield

Age : 75 | Popularity : 8%

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Surgeon Reynolds

Age : 60 | Popularity : 12%


Crew

Department Role Name
Sound Original Music Composer
John Barry
John Barry
Production Executive Producer
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine
Producer
Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Cy Endfield
Cy Endfield
Associate Producer
Basil Keys
Basil Keys
Production Secretary
Noreen Hipwell
Noreen Hipwell
Editing Editor
John Jympson
John Jympson
Camera Director of Photography
Stephen Dade
Stephen Dade
Directing Director
Cy Endfield
Cy Endfield
Writing Writer
Cy Endfield
Cy Endfield
John Prebble
John Prebble
Art Art Direction
Ernest Archer
Ernest Archer
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