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.

Stanley Baker
Lt. John Chard R.E.

Jack Hawkins
Rev. Otto Witt

Ulla Jacobsson
Margareta Witt

James Booth
Pte. Henry Hook

Michael Caine
Lt. Gonville Bromhead

Nigel Green
Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

Paul Daneman
Sgt. Maxfield

Patrick Magee
Surgeon Reynolds
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Release Date
January 22, 1964
Runtime
2h 18m
Rating
NR
Genres
Action, Drama, History, War
Director