Zulu - 1964 (Lobby Cards x 8)

Condition: Very Good/Good

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Size: 14 x 11 inches (35 x 28 cm)

A full set of 8 American lobby cards for the 1964 epic "Zulu", most likely intended for the Canadian market. The cards are generally in very good condition, with LC No 1 having tape residue to the top edge, LC No 2 having the most prominent of the approval stamps and most cards having a 'return to sender' notice on the back. Pin holes, corner creases and edge wear are also prevalent throughout.

Zulu is a British epic historical drama film depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift between a detachment of the British Army and the Zulu, in the Anglo-Zulu War. The film was directed and co-written by American screenwriter Cy Endfield; It was produced by Stanley Baker and Endfield, with Joseph E. Levine as executive producer.

The film stars Stanley Baker and introduces Michael Caine in his first major role, with a supporting cast that includes Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Nigel Green, Paul Daneman, Glynn Edwards, Ivor Emmanuel, and Patrick Magee. Zulu chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi played Zulu King Cetshwayo kaMpande, his great-grandfather.

The opening and closing narration is spoken by Richard Burton.

On January 22, 1879, the British Army suffered one of its worst defeats when Zulu forces massacred one thousand five hundred of its troops at Isandlhwana. A short time after the main battle, a Zulu force numbering nearly 4,000 warriors advanced on a British hospital and supply dump guarded by 150 Welsh infantrymen. This movie concentrates on this bloody 12-hour battle during which the British force, under their commander from the Royal Engineers, who happened to be in the area building a bridge, and happened to be senior to the infantry officer, received 11 Victoria Crosses. While taking some liberties with history, this movie followed reality fairly closely, including matching exactly the identities of the V.C. recipients.

“These are the days and nights of fury and honour and courage and cowardice that an entire century of empire-making and film-making can never surpass!”

Tags: 1960s Lobby Cards Action Adventure British American Miscellanea War Epic Drama