| Release Date: | Jan 1964 |
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| Genres: | Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. |
| Runtime: | 138 min |
| Cast: | Stanley Baker (Lieutenant John Chard R.E.), Jack Hawkins (Otto Witt), Ulla Jacobsson (Margareta Witt), James Booth (Private Henry Hook), Michael Caine (Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead) Nigel Green (Colour-Sergeant Bourne) Ivor Emmanuel (Private Owen) Paul Daneman (Sergeant Maxfield) Glynn Edwards (Corporal Allen) Neil McCarthy (Private Thomas) David Kernan (Private Hitch) Gary Bond (Private Cole) Peter Gill (Private 612 Williams) Tom Gerrard (Lance / Corporal) Patrick Magee (Surgeon Reynolds) |
Two Lieutenants, Chard of Engineers and Bromhead find that their 140 man contingent in Natal has been isolated by the destruction of the main British Army column and that 4,000 Zulu warriors will descend on them in hours. Each has a different military background in tactics and they are immediatly in conflict on how to prepare for the attack. Nearly a third of the men are in the infirmary, as the welsh company tries to somehow survive with no help in sight. Based on a true story.
