Back then, they literally had a "cast of thousands". Today, they would put 25 people on the field and computerize them to look like thousands. Made some hellacious movies back in the day. huh ?

@vincentlamb3436

5 жыл бұрын

Another British war film "The Charge of The Light Brigade" cast hundreds of extras, and horses to accommodate a realistic cavalry charge. Many Horses and extras were injured during the filming of the charge due to using tripwires to stimulate horses and their riders falling from cannon ball explosions.

@victorymorningstar

5 жыл бұрын

Attenborough's Gandhi had 300,000 extras..the funeral scene at the beginning.

@denverbritto5606

4 жыл бұрын

watching the scale of production for ben hur almost brings me to tears, vast sets and multitudinous crowds

@toxicongaming2870

4 жыл бұрын

Same with Waterloo, war movies back in the day really did it right

@crazyzombiebos7778

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Rich Waterloo casted hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers as extras

The beauty of this movie is how it simultaneously condemns war outright and humanizes the dreadfulness of battle. Anyone hating on this great film claiming it glorifies the British Empire is missing the entire point.

@Thorr-kl6jl

Ай бұрын

I saw this movie in the theater, as a kid, and was quite impressed! I have seen it several times since. However, this "final attack" never happened. The last of the surviving Zulu attackers left the area around midnight, the night before. A useful book: "Roake's Drift 1879", by Ian Knight

@jamesjukebox2386

22 күн бұрын

HERE,HERE!

@Hockey-gn2tj

19 күн бұрын

@@Thorr-kl6jlI would love to see it in theatres. Unfortunately I can’t time travel 😢

The banging on the shields is actually unnerving

@gavins3492

4 ай бұрын

Why?

@geraldcollins8273

3 ай бұрын

No it ain't

@equine2020

3 ай бұрын

That was why the Native Americans yelled, it unsettled your enemy. Psychological war fare. As with the Rebel yell. Scared the Yankees. The Scots used their bagpipes to unnerved their foe. Read military history, it's fascinating.

@JoaoSoares-rs6ec

2 ай бұрын

That's the point

@JoaoSoares-rs6ec

2 ай бұрын

That's the point

Zulu : “ we have thousands of warriors we will win” British: G U N

@lyndoncmp5751

3 жыл бұрын

The Zulus had more guns than the British.

@lyndoncmp5751

3 жыл бұрын

@Josh D Yes they had more. Yes they were old and outdated but they could and did still kill and over half of 32 British casualties at Rorkes Drift were via Zulu gunfire including 6 fatalities and 6 seriously wounded. Around 1 in 5 Zulus were armed with a gun. At Isandlwana the commander Henry Pulleine was shot dead by Zulu gunfire and the rocket battery was taken out by Zulu gunmen.

@jacksons1010

3 жыл бұрын

This event took place immediately after the Zulus had wiped out a much larger British force at Isandlwana. That battle is depicted in the movie _Zulu Dawn_ (not nearly as good a film as this, though). Guns alone didn’t make the difference.

@plartoota4584

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndoncmp5751 the Zulu are sometimes portrayed as nothing more than a horde of tribesmen but in reality they were a vast and expansive empire with a working government and massive and regimented military of full time soldiers. Shaka Zulu was a genius battlefield tactician and their horns of the Buffalo maneuver is still considered one of the greatest attack formations in history. They also had lots of guns bought from western traders, and practically annihilated half the British forces in south Africa at islandhwana using them. I wish Hollywood would make movies about Shaka Zulu and other great African kings more instead of regurgitating the same stories about European kings and queens

@cubix6495

3 жыл бұрын

The zulu also had guns

I love that this movie doesn't attempt to demonize either side. There's no racist chants or glorious victory yells afterwards. Massive props for that.

@gamingsaint6238

3 жыл бұрын

Wedge Antilles yup zulu fighting to maintain control of their homeland. And young men in the British army who just want to survive the next time day. People fail to realize not every soldier is a genocidal conspirator that wants to colonize everything they see. Most just need a living like the rest of us.

@Timurlane100

3 жыл бұрын

In fact, the movie goes out of its way (and props to them for that) to portray both party's better sides. For example, when Bromhead makes a disparaging remark about native levies, Adendorff reprimands him saying. " What the hell do you mean, "cowardly blacks"? They died on your side, didn't they? And who the hell do you think is coming to wipe out your little command? The Grenadier Guards?" (Of course, Bromhead does a good job of redeeming himself by film's end.) And then there's that brilliant ending with both the Zulus singing their praise of the bravery of the British. Now, to be sure, the popularization of the battle of Rorke's Drift was a bit of British propaganda to distract from the humiliating slaughter at Isandlwana, but the film director Cy Enfield and Stanley Baker both did a fantastic job of showing both sides as being noble combatants.

@legatusmaximus7432

3 жыл бұрын

Unlike the patriot and other films, that demonises the British

@notorioussteve295

3 жыл бұрын

5kings_saint the Zulu migrated to South Africa

@gamingsaint6238

3 жыл бұрын

Notorious Steve so did white europeans to america, is it not their homeland? If so when does it become their homeland? Is it never their homeland? Are they just always the “migratory” folk of America? See where what you’re saying doesn’t really make sense?

I think the end of this scene is brilliant. No cheering, no music, no painting the battle as some glory filled victory, just utter silence, panning across the field of the fallen zulu casualties before finally falling on exhausted, frightened british soldiers still coming to grips with the fact they even survived. Brilliant.

@Rolley189

2 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite part. They didn't win, they survived.

@aussiejed1

2 жыл бұрын

Topped with a great conversation between the two officers later. Lt Bromhead thinks Lt Chard is combat experienced. Chard: "Do you think I could stand this butcher's yard more than once?"

@OuinstonIchkleau

2 жыл бұрын

if only movies had endings like this more often.

@Ukraineaissance2014

2 жыл бұрын

Its sort of meant to be the point. The scene with all the dead zulus was an anti racism statement.

@martybennett1861

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think any of them felt like celebrating here , it is almost reminiscent of a butchers shop ! Brilliant movie about the courage of both sides in a terrible situation.

Historically accurate or not...this scene is amazing. The differences between the soldiers and the Zulus was stripped away as both armies sang to bolster their courage. No good or bad guys...just brave men fighting for what they believed in, men who should have been friends not enemies. Powerful stuff.

@thomaszaleski889

Ай бұрын

Read Washing of the Spears. Battle is exact

Man it's refreshing to see this in 2020 with all the shit going on they will never make a film like this ever again.

@raymondweaver8526

3 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@andrewroberts7428

3 жыл бұрын

you're being very melodramatic

@connr8691

3 жыл бұрын

@Roy B no no- they would first show how the zulu was a perfect communist nation that landed on the moon and created the first flying cars.

@andrewsucksatvideos4482

2 жыл бұрын

@BifeWeater then lived on Mars achieved world peace and everyone got what they wanted

@the4thtomato138

2 жыл бұрын

@@vivaan7653 the zulus never made the steam engine. The OP is making a joke about how modern society favours black people

Although British in the early eighties I worked in the steel works now close to the battle site. The zulus loved to recreate this battle. We the white men would line up in ranks, whilst the zulus would sing, chant, stamp and then charge holding brush handles. Absolutely terrifying! The challenge was to hold your ground without taking a step back. None of us able to do it. After scaring us half to death they would laugh and hug us. Yet This was during the apartheid period with all the political troubles. Zulus have a very British sense of humour and I grew to love them.

@shingerz

5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic story

@mosesmarlboro5401

5 жыл бұрын

Well that's just absurdly wholesome

@BigAL0074

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that, put a smile on my face.

@augustuszogu8046

5 жыл бұрын

“Zulus have a very BRITISH sense of humor” colonization achieved

@John-ob7dh

5 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha great .

I love the part where they are admiring the Zulu warrior's singing and then the other guy says yes, they have a good base but are missing a tenor.

@redrock3109

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds British, and I liked the way the Lieutenant looked back at that guy.

@yamanmustafa7574

2 жыл бұрын

*bass

@fuzztsimmers3415

2 жыл бұрын

they have a good bass section but no top tenors

@howardsmith9342

2 жыл бұрын

The Welsh are famous for their singing. Unfortunately this never happened, as the regiment wasn't a Welsh one at the time.

@MrJoebrooklyn1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@howardsmith9342 are the actors portraying a Welsh unit?

The recoil of the Martini-Henry is fierce, and some of the soldiers carried on firing with dislocated shoulders.

@benc640

3 жыл бұрын

Dislocated shoulders? Was it really that severe?

@BrotherMonkey

3 жыл бұрын

Dude wut? 🤦🏻‍♂️

@NapoleonGelignite

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrotherMonkey - eh up?

@bobmalack481

2 жыл бұрын

Ya, like firing the large mini ball round in civil war rifles, ouch..

@sheldon-cooper

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose in a battle like that a dislocated shoulder would be the least of your concerns

"They've got a very good bass section, but no top tenors, that's for sure." I love British humor.

Colour Sgt. Major Bourne lived till the age of 91 . He fought in the trenches of the first world war in the rank of colonel and died in his house on VE Day, 1945 at 16 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, Kent.. On google earth street view you can see the blue disc on the front wall above the front door

@mariacornwallis1602

3 жыл бұрын

If he had lived another 18 years he could have seen the film

@mariacornwallis1602

3 жыл бұрын

@The Canadian Crusader It boggles your mind doesn't it

@davidw.robertson448

3 жыл бұрын

I 'll never forget that scene with the young private soldier responding to the missionary's cry "You're all going to die" . He asks, "Why us Colour Sergeant, why us?" To which the Colour Sergeant replies, "Because we're 'ere lad, there's nobody else".

@philipandreicuk5356

3 жыл бұрын

He was awarded the rank of LT Colonel on his retirement, he obtained the rank of company sergeant major as a serving solder !!

@jasonhartley1305

3 жыл бұрын

What a hero , I would loved to have met him .

What a genuinely terrifying experience that must have been, for both sides.

@zolafuckass8606

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorldofTanksVideo 😆😆😆👌👌👌🔥🔥🔥

@jacobryan4569

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorldofTanksVideo at least they could defend themselves without getting charged

@aceedwards3329

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorldofTanksVideo lmao

@oot007

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorldofTanksVideo My vote for funniest youtube post of the year.

@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire

3 жыл бұрын

The bravery of the men on both sides demands admiration

Such a good movie. Could have done the Zulu so wrong, but instead they come across as brave, noble, and proud. And the English were humanized well. You really didn't hate either side.

@6timesbabyyy996

3 жыл бұрын

Same goes for zulu dawn. Both sides showed courage. Brilliant set of films

@ericsandrade

2 жыл бұрын

Well ...English were the ones colonising and knowing what they did to the places they colonised I did want them to die. Although I know it was a historical movie I was still rooting for the Zulu. But I get what you mean.

@TommyGlint

2 жыл бұрын

@Asderei I’m not defending British colonialism here, but you do get that the Zulu Kingdom also was an Empire? As in; defeating, displacing and conquering other tribes like the Soshangane, Zwangendaba and the Ndebele. Taking their land, cattle and women etc. War, Empire and colonisation is not only a British thing. it’s not even only a white man thing, sorry to break it.

@ericsandrade

2 жыл бұрын

@@TommyGlint never said such a thing. I’m Portuguese, we basically restarted colonialism after the vikings. And i’m not one of those delusional or uneducated people that think natives african tribes and kingdoms and native north and south americans were peaceful. We are all humans, and humans wage war unfortunately. I get that. But you have to admit that there is a difference between 1- England fighting Scotland, the Zulu fighting another african tribe and 2- England colonialism, imperialism and the trans atlantic slave trade. I don’t doubt that if Native Americans were the ones with the technology that europeans had that they probably would have done the same thing. And I know it’s not a white thing. White is just a colour of skin. But in this case it was the white people and it was the English, and for simply that reason i wish they got pushed back and out of Africa.

@bengreen6980

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericsandrade BRITISH!

For those who might not know: while there is no account of singing by the defenders at Rorkes Drift, there is an account of an equally incredible last stand in which the defenders are reported to have sung: the Shangani Patrol, also known as the Last Stand of Wilson’s Patrol. It occurred during the Ndebele War and was a last stand by roughly 30 men against several thousand Ndebele warriors. I would be willing to bet this scene was inspired by that occurrence.

@gr0ke

2 жыл бұрын

i though both sides were blessing their weapons

@reynaldoflores4522

Жыл бұрын

Michael Caine: " Nothing to worry about, lads. We've got guns. They don't. "

@howardsmith9342

8 ай бұрын

@@reynaldoflores4522 Except they captured a bunch at Isandlwana. Fortunately, they didn't have much time to practice their marksmanship.

@rebinred495

6 ай бұрын

Isn’t that the one where they had Maxim guns and annihilated the other side?

@mr.flibblessumeriantransla5417

6 ай бұрын

@rebinred495 Not that one no. The last stand of the Shangani Patrol (or Wilson’s Patrol) involved 34 mounted British troopers who became surrounded by several thousand Ndebele (also referred to as Matabele) warriors and refused to surrender (likely because the Ndebele viewed surrender as cowardice and would have butchered them). They continued fighting for hours, using their dead horses for cover, until all their bullets were used up. They then stood up, shook hands with one another and began to sing. The final charge by the Ndebele resulted in vicious hand to hand fighting until only Wilson remained leaning against a rock with multiple wounds. A young warrior then ran forward and killed him with his spear. The Ndebele apparently left all the bodies intact (their typical practice was to mutilate the corpses of their enemies), and the inDuna who had been present there commented on it saying that “ The white men died so bravely we would not treat them as we do the cowardly Mashonas and others.” It was a truly remarkable last stand on a similar level as Rorkes Drift.

Love the echo when Stanley Baker yells "cease firing", it's haunting

@bobmalack481

4 жыл бұрын

...and he's half frozen with his pistol pointing forward. It doesn't get any better.

@pobbinista

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobmalack481 Stanley Baker is supreme x

@mattziegler2969

3 жыл бұрын

It matches the echo of each firing line

@AzureMoonX

3 жыл бұрын

Joe Ah you mean raiding African countries with no guns and ending their people? Of course

@shingerz

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

The British had 20,000 rounds of ammo on hand at the start of the battle. At the end, they had only 900 rounds left before help arrived.

@sacredband7089

4 жыл бұрын

And they caused less than 1000 fatalities with those 19000 rounds fired

@WI1987

4 жыл бұрын

@@sacredband7089 More than that, most wounded Zulus later died ... herbal remedies from witch doctors can't fix a wound from a .577 bullet.

@theraven5935

4 жыл бұрын

And the Zulu had none.British sense of fairness!

@mickywanderer8276

4 жыл бұрын

@@theraven5935 They did have a sense of honor. Story at Isandlwana that a unit of British soldiers had been holding off the Zulus but ran out of ammunition. There was a slight pause before the final rush. The Zulu's said that the officer or NCO in charge went to all his men still alive to shake their hands one last time. After it was over, the Zulus arranged all the dead into the formation that had use during the fighting. They also left shields & spears as tokens of respect for brave fighters.

@zacharydickerson1255

4 жыл бұрын

The Raven All’s fair in love and war. Or haven’t you heard?

My father served in this regiment in the 1960's. I couldn't be more proud as a Welshman. God, Queen and country💂👍

@TommyGlint

2 жыл бұрын

It didn’t become The South Wales Borderers until 1881, or so. Can’t remember exactly. It had by 1879 indeed begun to recruit in Wales, where its home depot had been moved to some years before. But at best it was 50/50 welsh and not-welsh. I’m from Scandinavia, so it doesn’t matter to me, and if you want to be proud, by all means be so :-)

That moment at 4:14 when he give the order to 'cease firing' and the silence is so sudden that you hear it echoing in the hills is haunting! Amazing courage on both side of the battle, this is how a war film should be!

I'd be bloody shitting myself if I saw 4000 Zulu's hurtling towards me. God, redcoats had such gigantic balls.

@JimbobHarrigan1984

9 жыл бұрын

They were trained to be disciplined under stressful situations and historically very few Zulus actually reached the barricades, most of the Zulu casualties were from rifle fire

@JuanLopez-ym1ml

9 жыл бұрын

No they were cowards who took advantage of Africa and enslaved millions of African-American's and forced them to be Christians please reach this a friend as people should be informed on this topic this conflict by the way is called scramble for Africa.

@austerlitz956

9 жыл бұрын

Juan Lopez They attempted to shift the cultures of barbaric tribes to a more civilized and sophisticated culture, reflecting European ideals. Oh yes, how cowardly and oppressive indeed.

@ImperialistRunningDo

9 жыл бұрын

Juan Lopez The British were one of the First European nations to ABOLISH slavery, and did more to destroy the slave trade in East Africa than any other country. As to "forcing them to be Christian" that was sort of a Spanish thing, wasn't it?

@JuanLopez-ym1ml

9 жыл бұрын

***** yes quite sorry about that went back to do some research and realize my uninformed I am

One of the best battle scenes ever presented in a film.

@philipandreicuk5356

3 жыл бұрын

I agree but historically it NEVER happened !!

@DarkLight753

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipandreicuk5356 There was a battle. There were British and Zulus killed. The film might not be 100% accurate, but it's a film. Not a documentary. But the Battle of Rorke's Drift definitely did happen.

@WarHawk-

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipandreicuk5356 - If I wanted an historical evening I would read accounts about battles. If I want to watch a good movie, I'll watch this one.

@dungeonmaster7974

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarkLight753 they alter historical accuracy to make it more enjoyable for viewers

@unamedmag1005

3 жыл бұрын

To what viewers white viewers

One thing I like about this scene is that at 4:20 the officer gives the correct command “cease firing” instead of common “cease fire”. Cinema rarely gets details like this correct.

@susanlockyer1192

6 ай бұрын

It was 1879 - may be the British Army had different commands then

Zulu is one of the best! Another movie to see.. Play Dirty.

Remember watching this as a kid. Brilliant movie. The Zulus final charge, combined with their singing, probably one of the most powerful scenes in cinema.

@ms.annthrope415

2 жыл бұрын

Shaka Zulu was great warrior leader who welded his tribe together in a fierce fighting force. He was also a brutally sadistic dictator who dealt with insubordination and challengers to his rule with an iron hand and cruel punishments. But he formed thr most fearsome resistance to British Colonial rule over that part of Africa.

@symontemplar1418

2 жыл бұрын

@@ms.annthrope415 And Shaka was a master of strategy as well.

@edwardmoore5325

2 жыл бұрын

Just the warriors charging into gunfire with no protection was a great show of bravery cause they were fighting intruders in their land who wanted to enslave them .writing this in February 2022 during the covid.stay safe people.

@moodyb2

2 жыл бұрын

@@ms.annthrope415 Indeed, he used to massacre thousands of captives, taken in battle, in public celebrations lasting days, for the amusement of his people. But that generally gets overlooked, if not excused.

@moodyb2

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardmoore5325 They were doped to the eyeballs on the equivalent of crystal meth. But sure, even in European armies, a liberal distribution of alcohol was often conducive to victory.

Teacher: Class we’re going on a trip to South Africa! Girls: Omg I can’t wait to see the Elephants! Boys:

@pedroarthur919

4 жыл бұрын

Zulus: oh no

@1subwithoutvideos768

4 жыл бұрын

Damn with these comments! i see it in every place, it's so pointless.

@LLT8

4 жыл бұрын

Josh Goldsmith that’s what the British said about slavery in 1836

@1subwithoutvideos768

4 жыл бұрын

@@LLT8 lol

@stevenmoore4612

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah America didn’t get the hint though

I saw this movie with my best friend George in 1966 at the Prince of Wales theatre in Toronto on a Saturday matinee. We are just 10 years old at the time. We saw over and over on that day. It is still a great movie even after all these years.l am now 68 years old when l which this particular l am 10 years again for a moment. How time flys.

Makes me proud to be British. Forget my history? Never.

@ffjsb

2 жыл бұрын

Not everything the British did was great, but they've done a lot of really good things. The history of countries is what it is, and Britain's can generally be proud to be British.

@stevenclarke5606

2 жыл бұрын

Certain people these days want to rewrite and delete British history, history cannot be deleted it reports actual events!

@saeedvazirian

2 жыл бұрын

Proud of wholesale murder?

@johnmclean1046

2 жыл бұрын

@@saeedvazirian yes of course as its part of my history and heritage, are the zulu's proud of their wholesale murder ? I would hazard a guess and say yes, and you what heritage are you? Are you proud of the wholesale murder carried out by your ancestors? What can we do about history ? Ignore it? Erase it? Neither works if we erase it we will repeat the same dreadful mistakes and if we ignore it we do the vanquished and Victor's a disservice. You choose and I'll change my view if you can convince me. How is South Africa copeing at the moment?

@johnmclean1046

2 жыл бұрын

@@saeedvazirian in fact I've got to say this people like yourself will never ever take away my feelings of pride in being British just because you see yourself as some left wing saviour. The Austro-Hungarian empire all good? A certain Mr Hitler another Austrian, all good? If your so much in love with selflessness why are you trying to stamp on my pride in my country ? Is that not rather selfish of you? Just like your country is it? Think my way or its the end for us? Finally how did the zulus become the leading military, economic and political force in that part of Africa? Democracy? Postal voting? Drawing straws? No they raped, pillaged, enslaved and butchered all others before them.

This video is so British that it colonized my pc

@Trebor74

6 жыл бұрын

Colonised

@martinxy1291

5 жыл бұрын

now it's singing "God save the queen" while making tea

@atomox3291

5 жыл бұрын

Gran verdad...from argentina...good bye

@martinxy1291

5 жыл бұрын

no te hagas, nosotros empezamos la guerra y con la pero estrategia

@paulhayward7232

5 жыл бұрын

It's thoroughly british at it's best when we ruled most of the world

Both sides fought with great courage and bravery, I salute both the British and the Zulu, face to face in combat, both had balls of steel.

@ilovemakingcatgirlscry7574

5 жыл бұрын

The zulu must have been so brave attacking a force they outnumbered by 3900 men

@redhedkev1

5 жыл бұрын

I've been to Rourke's Drift, Natal Province, where this battle took place.......STILL (as of 1982, anyway) in the middle of NOWHERE!

@esta1ful

5 жыл бұрын

Or either no choice

@johnlilliott1444

5 жыл бұрын

@Savannah Rey/ & The Ball Bags lost ..... LMFAO !

@andrewmarshall4604

5 жыл бұрын

yeah but the British were firing those steel balls out of guns

Cinematic perfection. A film of great importance and significance. Far ahead of it's time and tragically underrated.

@georgeburns8447

9 ай бұрын

In your opinion.

@dougamundson6836

25 күн бұрын

@@georgeburns8447 And my opinion.

The sound of the volley fire at the end is amazing

when they say they dont make films like this any more , they certainly don't what a classic.

@markscouler2534

3 жыл бұрын

Another one is Waterloo 15 thousand extras from the Russian army great film

When a singing competition goes bad.

@Alucard-lp3zk

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@marcbalaram383

4 жыл бұрын

Pitch Perfect in a nutshell

@Argentus2009

3 жыл бұрын

Zulues won.

The devastating effect of the Volley Fire System. I don't know If it was actually used in the Battle of Rorkes Drift, but it was used to great effect many times by the British during the age of Musket and Rifle, most notably at Waterloo

@Subutai_Khan

3 жыл бұрын

I assume not but could be wrong certainly not all of them if they did because many soldiers shot through small slits they created in the buildings and such. They also weirdly only start shooting in the film at close range.

@tavish4699

2 жыл бұрын

@@Subutai_Khan for Maximum devastation

@Subutai_Khan

2 жыл бұрын

@@tavish4699 Obviously it has the greatest effect up close but these rifles could shoot you from surprisingly far away so against a large group of Zulus it makes more sense to begin harassing the Zulus with shot at a longer range. Not their maximum range, but well within it. Then you can deliver volleys at close range once they make it because these rifles reload quickly.

@justinthebeau2590

Жыл бұрын

A .577 could go through 3 people at once

I just have to say this last scene is terrific. The whole time you're impressed at the tactics (falling back and volley fire), excited that the red coats have finally turned the tables and are winning, and at the end utterly horrified at the mass death that has just taken place. It's great because it doesn't tell you how to feel, it lets you feel it for yourself, truly great cinema.

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.-Robert E Lee.

@blazednlovinit

6 жыл бұрын

Never heard that quote but it's kind of circular logic.

@usafvet100

5 жыл бұрын

Harry Zhang From the battle of Fredericksburg,VA. Lee and his men were entrenched on the heights overlooking the town, Porter Alexander had every inch of the field presighted with artillery, yet Gen Burnside still insisted on sending wave after wave of bluecoats up that hill to be slaughtered.

@AbrahamLincoln4

3 жыл бұрын

@@usafvet100 the same happened at Picketts Charge. And after the Rebels retreated, the Union soldiers started shouting "FREDERICKSBURG! FREDERICKSBURG! FREDERICKSBURG!" at the Rebels as a final insult of the battle.

@HyperInsomnia_

3 жыл бұрын

from civ5

@g4joe

3 жыл бұрын

Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melencholy as a battle won. Wellington after Waterloo. There is more to the quote.

Considering it was 1963, it was a very well balanced movie. Yes, ultimately it is a film and liked all films ever made, they take liberties with reality, however now in my 40s, I also enjoy the early emphasis on Zulu culture and hospitality and Cy Enfield didn't have to add on the fake ending compliment that the Zulus let the British live, rather than just left to 're-supply and regroup. It's a brilliant piece if cinema and now in HD stands the test of cinematic time. Be sure to read the many accounts on the internet of this very complex engagement. It was actually worse than depicted. Whilst the depleted cavalry from Ishandlwana did initially engage the Zulus, a whole Company also bailed on Chard resulting in the remaining command shooting at those who fled. Random Survivors from Ishandlwana did reach Rorkes Drift and kept running. Can you even imagine the horror of being left knowing the entire column had been massacred and you were next? They went through 20,000 rounds and only had 900 left the next morning. So yes, had even a fraction of the Zulu force returned they would have been wiped out. However the joint decision by Bromhead, Chard and Reynolds to stand and fight rather than flee and be caught in open country was remarkable. Different breed. Different times. RIP all involved.

@Goatboysminion

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a polite, honest comment instead of a racist diatribe.

@MrNoongar69

5 жыл бұрын

Great response and thanks for your insight.

@olivercuenca4109

5 жыл бұрын

I think that the ending, although inaccurate, is actually the best thing they could have done. Both the Zulu army and the British army are very proud warrior cultures, and there's probably no better way to have ended it than to have them marching off saluting each other. Also, I find it absolutely terrific that they managed to get the great grandson of the actual Zulu king Cetawayo to play him in the film. That must have been such an uncanny and amazing experience.

@pikppa

4 жыл бұрын

This movie actually helped the liberation of South Africa. It even stars future anti-apartheid fighters.

@Allan-et5ig

4 жыл бұрын

64.'

I was a train driver at Reading. One day, a Welsh driver and his Zulu Conductor, based at Redhill, walked into our mess. I said , "If you two start singing, I'm gonna complain to Michael Caine".

With this scene, when Chard says cease firing, its truly deafening, one of the few times I've ever felt that

Zulus:guys this is the final attack The British Commander:FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE

@parapoliticos52

2 жыл бұрын

If Only Zulus had something they could have used as projectiles

@gavins3492

4 ай бұрын

​@@parapoliticos52 they had muskets soo...

I fear a film like this wouldn't be made today under cries of racism, even though it's just war. A entire history people'd be unwilling to touch.

@iindiar

9 жыл бұрын

DeFactoLeader They would do so; however, the British would clearly be demonized by the producer.

@kcchapman8067

9 жыл бұрын

DeFactoLeader No one would get it right anyway. It would favor one side or the other. But these days no one wants to see a bunch of imperialists killing natives in their own country. Clearly it was cool back in 1964.

@bennyisrael2967

8 жыл бұрын

DeFactoLeader It can and would be made, there would just be more history to it & it would be less patriotic. Just look at the 5 part film 'Rhodes' about Cessil Rhodes.

@BitchChocker

7 жыл бұрын

DeFactoLeader how many king kongs they still making

IMHO this is probably the best close in movie battle scene ever filmed. From the height of battle to sudden absolute silence is one of the most powerful moments ever filmed. Respect to the Zulus and defending garrison alike. 👍

I watched this film in high school 20 years ago, and I remember shedding a tear during this scene. 20 years later, it still brings tears to my eyes. One of the great battle scenes in the history of film.

Organization, Bravery, Strategic intelligence..This is how Britain ruled the world. And that's coming from a French. Long live to our neighbours. We must save what our ancestors built

@CaesarsLegion1

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed ;)

@jamiengo4987

7 жыл бұрын

thom v GOD SAVE EUROPE!!!!!

@99fxgtjc

7 жыл бұрын

at least bravery is viable and definitely organized

@Ween745

7 жыл бұрын

That's what started WWI also! Great Britain didn't like the idea of Germany becoming a trade rival, so they and certain "others" blamed Germany for the world's problems and went to war against them. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

@Soundwave3591

7 жыл бұрын

actually, the war started because RUSSIA, France's Ally, mobilized to fight Austro-Hungary, Germany's ally, over a dispute between Austro-Hungary and Serbia (also a Russian Ally) that culminated in the assassination of the Austrian heir to the throne.

These guys had serious balls

@Goatboysminion

8 жыл бұрын

The Zulus, yes they did.

@somedumbass9762

8 жыл бұрын

+goatboyful Both sides

@Goatboysminion

8 жыл бұрын

Dom Somethin Indeed.

@bluewardog

8 жыл бұрын

150 British red coats vs around 5000 Zulus. I think you can see who have the bigger balls just there

@NotKewl

8 жыл бұрын

+bluewardog Wasnt it closer to 100?

Looked like a saturday night in chicago.

@downunderrob

7 ай бұрын

Because you Americans can't get enough of the British Army fighting your Battles for you.

@MrJackal43

Ай бұрын

@@downunderrobyou can’t be fn serious…. I had multiple family members die on German and French soil bailing you Euro scuzz out because of your penchant for Nazism. Do STFU…

3:55 an amazing detail you can only get with real actors instead of cgi. The soldiers flinch when the shot goes off directly above their head. The actors would be firing blanks of course but a blank still fires something out of the gun so you get that effect where the actors flinch from that. It’s amazing.

@hawsrulebegin7768

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s a good observation. Even though most of these actors would have done some national service and been around guns, it still makes them flinch. Natural reaction.

@randomlyentertaining8287

3 жыл бұрын

It might just be unburnt powder but it's still one hell of a boom. I was at an reenactment one of the Americans had a 12 gauge and even from over 100 yards away it sounded like it was right next to my head.

@wesleyp989

3 жыл бұрын

Randomly Entertaining why in the hell was he discharging a 12 gauge at a reenactment? Better question, why did he have a real gun at a reenactment?

@mr.numbers5968

3 жыл бұрын

Real guns are used at re-enactments all the time, although they mostly use blank rounds.

@wesleyp989

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Numbers I cannot even begin to tell you how much of a god damn safety hazard that is. You have a group of renactors and someone wants someone dead they load a live round and theyve killed someone. I find what you said very difficult to believe

Professionalism and Discipline in the face of death. Wow!

@kchishol1970

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Zulu were impressed at how the British soldiers were so disciplined to stand their ground like stones against such odds. The other African nations the Zulu fought were prone to break and flee long before that point.

@vineshperera2668

5 жыл бұрын

That was until they came to Ceylon or now Sri Lanka,for the first time an entire British platoon of 10,000 was completely annihilated and they broke entirely at the Battle of the Kandyan pass. Every conventional miltary is weak against Guerilla warfare which the ancient Kandyan army where superb in, also note the Kandyan pass had only one entry and that was a dense jungle mountainous path with a bottleneck entry point which proved a fatal ambush point

@xxfrosty609xx3

4 жыл бұрын

Vinesh Perera That was the Portuguese, not the British

It's a cliche to say 'best film scene ever', but, at the age of 39, I can't think of another scene I have watched literally hundreds of times over the decades and never get tired of. It's just perfect, spine-tingling stuff.

I must have seen it on the television when I was ten or so. I do remember not moving one inch or talk during the whole movie. It left a permanent impression. Brilliant movie all around.

True story. Friend of mine watching this at home when the wife walks in. After a couple of minutes she asks, who are the ones in the red uniforms? Welsh regiment replies my friend. And who are the others? She asks. Zulus. What are all those Zulus doing in Wales!

@simonkenny3497

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@jedder

4 жыл бұрын

At least she didn't walk in on you watching the Zulu marriage scene. ;D

@me-ib1zo

3 жыл бұрын

Big brain time

@nautifella

3 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing this conversation didn't take place in university housing.

@simonkenny3497

3 жыл бұрын

@@nautifella do you know what mate, with some of the programmes on the television and the people you see on the street, I wouldn't be so sure!!

The original "bring a knife to a gunfight" event.

@philk1853

3 жыл бұрын

The Zulus actually had British rifles at Rorkes Drift due to the catastrophe at Isandlwana

@mr.numbers5968

3 жыл бұрын

If you bring enough knives, such as they did at Isandlwana, the outcome will be much different.

3 жыл бұрын

Assegais were deady weapons!

@lif3andthings763

3 жыл бұрын

The guns were brought to them

@anthonyparillo7832

3 жыл бұрын

It worked for the zulu before, their brilliant tactics made it more effective than one would think

Simply put, this was an incredible movie.

One of the great scenes in movie history.

One of the greatest films they ever done

guts, discipline,good leadership.

@martinknox303

3 жыл бұрын

And a bayonet sir, with some guts behind it

@chinmayam156

3 жыл бұрын

Something that lacks in present UK

Simply amazing camera work. Loved this for almost 50 years when I first watched it. Big film cameras not a digital camera.

Stanley Baker wonderful performance as Lieutenant John Chard. He always keeps a vigilant watch on his men's morale like the candle's flame, day and night as the Zulu's attack.

British soldiers were the best and most disciplined on the planet back all throughout the full sweep of the 18th and 19th centuries (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish). I would be greatly honored to stand and fight with such a hard fighting, amazingly proficient and superbly trained regiment of British soldiers, like the ones brilliantly and accurately depicted above. Outstanding!

@princesstinklepanties2720

8 жыл бұрын

+Taylor Ahern Actually no that would be the Prussian army. Though the british ruled the seas.

@taylorahern2714

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, true. Though by the time of the Napoleonic Wars the British soldiers began to inch ahead of their Prussian counterparts. Also, despite the spectacular discipline, drill, marching and firing proficiency and steadfast devotion to duty always displayed by those serving in the Prussian ranks (who were better trained), EVEN THEY WERE TERRIFIED OF BRITISH COLD STEEL, scared at the very prospect of facing Irish, Scottish and English Redcoats in face to face, hand to hand combat (most especially the Irish and Scottish Highlanders), granted that never happened. For British Redcoats were generally and universally regarded as the deadliest and most savage men on the planet back then when it came to stabbing and killing up close and personal with their bayonets, something that was 2nd nature for them, GRANTED THE PRUSSIANS WERE SLIGHTLY MORE proficient and skilled when maneuvering around and out flanking their adversaries while en-masse, while the Prussians were the best in terms of standing in line and firing-- (for I believe that Prussian troops were trained to fire their muskets every 15 seconds, as opposed to the British Army's standard of firing their muskets every 20 seconds) Yes, the Prussians were superb, thoroughly well disciplined and highly trained, outstanding soldiers of the highest order. Though when driving home the charge and killing up close and personal with bayonets, no soldiers on the planet back then were better, deadlier or more vicious than the British Redcoats in that respect (the Irish and Scottish Highlanders being especially bloodthirsty and fearsome!). ROCK ON MY MAN!!

@princesstinklepanties2720

8 жыл бұрын

Taylor Ahern I do remember reading a quote from a Prussian general that in the event the English invaded Saxony the German army would "arrest them"

@taylorahern2714

8 жыл бұрын

LOL! And interesting! Very interesting. Though let's reverse that scenario, and try and picture this entirely fictitious set of circumstances where the Germans actually are invading Great Britain (granted the British Navy would pulverize and batter any invading force at that time). For any invading German soldier that dared step foot on British soil (with hostile intentions) would have been FUCKING SLAUGHTERED! THEIR WHOLE FORCE WOULD BE FUCKING ANNIHILATED! The English, Irish and Scottish troops would eat them! You know that. Yes, the Germans are tough and tenacious, yet the British (basically all ethnic groups dwelling within, the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English) are even tougher, and more tenacious, as history clearly bears that out. For additional reference, back during the middle of the 17th century there was not one modern, conventional Western European Army THAT WASN'T TERRIFIED of the Irish/Highland charge, as that Gaelic offensive tactic was deemed to be the most effective and devastating on the planet! Yes, it was the best and most fearsome missile force on the planet, time and time again, when properly unleashed, the Irish/Highland charge smashed and overwhelmed dozens of numerically superior, cohesive, pike equipped and well trained armies (mainly Scottish Lowland and English, though several German and Western European ones as well!), leaving nothing save this trail of broken, butchered and cleaved bodies in its awesome and unstoppable wake (read up on it)! Though that's really neither here or there, and I apologize for getting slightly off track. My bad (and there can be no doubt that the famed fighting ferocity and battle fervor of those old school Irish and Scottish clansmen had diminished quite a bit by the 1770's, the latter half of the 18th century. Though you see my point?)!

@Goatboysminion

8 жыл бұрын

+Taylor Ahern Mate, seriously. You need to stop typing like you're a commentator on the History Channel. So over the top. And I think you are wrong. It would have cost them a lot of men in a full on amphibious and airborne invasion. But I believe the Germans could have taken the British Isles.

film like this would never be allowed to see the light of day if it was made in modern times, fuck political correctness

@superblue2983

9 жыл бұрын

True! Hollywood fears themes like Nat Turner or the Jamaican Maroons who destroyed the British army of enslavement

@fluffydanny

8 жыл бұрын

+Fr0st1989 best film ever made. fuck pc.

@Fr0st1989

8 жыл бұрын

Lukas Re it's whites winning a fight against blacks; the film would be crucified for "promoting colonialism" and "racism" despite being a historical piece

@MichaelBrown-rg8oi

8 жыл бұрын

+Fr0st1989 especially since white people are killing black people.... Dam hypocritical black culture...

@AquaRegiaDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Fr0st1989 Clearly you've never seen Django (2012) N-word used 110 times...

All time great double feature at our local hip art house around 1981: Zulu / The Man Who Would Be King. That was a glorious evening of movie watching, both left an impression. Unfortunately we've lost all but a couple of those cool little theaters in my city, which is sad.

Ok, so I get it, the Zulus wanted to feature in the Euro Song Contest and the Welsh lads tried to explain nicely that there was the little disqualifying factor of them not being European - which so pissed the Zulus they charged.

@tylerpham6556

2 жыл бұрын

8 months late but they were also missing a Tenor.

"It's a miracle, Sir." "If it's a miracle Colour Sergeant, it's a Short-Chamber, point four five oh, Boxer primed miracle."

@rednir1951

5 жыл бұрын

...and a bayonet, sir. With some guts behind it...

I love the British. Father's of our country whether they accept the moniker or not. No one can deny what a formidable fighting force they have begot. Long live the Queen!

When I was in the police I did a stint at Brixton Station in London. We used to call the station "Rourkes drift" for obvious reasons.

"some days your a bug ;and somedays your a windshield."

one does not simply "attack" the British red coats

@marcusaureliusantoninusaug7380

9 жыл бұрын

Your right - the Zulu's _charged_ the British Red Coats.

@xXDonTdODRugZXx

9 жыл бұрын

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus THATS EVEN WORSETHEY LITERALLY RAN INTO THEIR BAYONETTES

@MarkoParabucki

9 жыл бұрын

Classy Gamer Why not... seemed to work at Isandlwana, Intombe, and Hlobane :)

@emperorcaligula4496

9 жыл бұрын

You can't often find a film clip on KZread featuring the British without running into at least one obnoxious nationalist with some variant of a Union Jack as his profile picture.

@emperorcaligula4496

9 жыл бұрын

Boondock Saint That's exactly the kind of attitude I'm talking about. Is it possible for you to fathom that I perfectly well understand the fact that the British Army was disciplined, professional, and the bravery of her personnel usually (but not always) allowed Britain to punch above its military weight? I'm not understating or denying the fact that the British Empire had extremely effective, well-organized and technologically advanced armed forces. What I take issue with is the compulsion with which some of you English feel the need to pompously and pretentiously throw your history around everywhere you can and show everybody else how nationalistic you are. It's obnoxious to the extreme. There's also the tendency of these kinds of people to downplay or insult the bravery and military capability of various indigenous groups, as well as their culture and entire societal structures; ethnocentrism. There's nothing wrong with the Union Jack inherently. The reason I mentioned it was to point out that these obnoxious nationalist types regularly use some variant of it as their profile picture - you can always tell one because of it.

I read the British troops bayonetted the survivors at the end. They knew what the Zulus had done to the wounded in the hospital. Brutal stuff.

@youareveryannoying9179

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't the wounded escape or at least some of them

@generaladvance5812

3 жыл бұрын

@@youareveryannoying9179 Some may have done. Most found themselves on the wrong end of a bayonet.

@philldavies7940

3 жыл бұрын

@ASCALON "mercy killings" & "if happened at all". Well know it, its well recorded. But they just didn't take prisoners even if they had the means to treat them especially non-Europeans. Neither side did. Lets not romanticise this, both sides were brutal, no quarter was given nor taken. You weren't going to see your mates stuck with an assegai or bayonet, then treat the man that did it afterwards for his wounds.

@cubix6495

3 жыл бұрын

@@philldavies7940 very true

@philk9501

3 жыл бұрын

@@philldavies7940 I think you and DM are mixing sides up. Very common on youtube especially as regards British. At Isandlwana the Zulus used their assagais to kill wounded British troops. And hunt down survivors. "IF it happened at all" is far more accurate than assuming anything negative is fact - bayonetting badly injured has been around for THOUSANDS of years in war. To allow for quicker death for dying or even a religious thing to let their soul out as apparently was the reason for the zulus actions

I haven't seen many depictions of this style of warfare that convey how absolutely devastating volley fire is outside of this movie.

Look at the front row of Brits, that's how we took the knee in the past

@stuartinglis8334

3 жыл бұрын

love that comment cop, fuck taking the knee for anything else

@cassandratroy1552

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartinglis8334 ?

@cassandratroy1552

3 жыл бұрын

.. yeah back in the time we used these tactics....

@ViktoriousDead

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartinglis8334 the national anthem can fuck itself. We sing Dixie

@sketchman1o16

3 жыл бұрын

@@ViktoriousDead 😂

doesn't matter what your opinion is skin colour religion or beliefs 100 vs 4000 takes absolute balls of major proportion and if ya can't respect them for putting up such a fight knowin they had just beat an army of over a thousands red coats and didn't run they deserve respect and when they sing it's touching

@wcstevens7

5 жыл бұрын

Adam Migas ..The British do not frighten easily.

@richardmcguinness6359

5 жыл бұрын

True...Bravery is always to be respected. My father was a Marine in WW2, was wounded several times, the last time he was shot on Iwo Jima. He never expressed any,anti Japanese or anti Asian prejudice, just said he respected his enemy because the were courageous and willing to fight to the death.

@Moneyg73

5 жыл бұрын

Gtfoh

@oilersridersbluejays

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I am Canadian but my grandfather fought in the German army in World War II. He never badmouthed anyone, not the Poles, French, Brits, or Russians he fought against. He was thrust into a horrible war that he wanted no part of. He did his duty as a soldier for his country. He respected his enemy as much as his fellow soldiers or his countrymen. Most of the men on all sides were just teenagers and young men pulled away from their families, girlfriends,farms, schools, jobs because of the lunatics that ran their perspective countries. Much honour and respect to all soldiers of all wars.

@georgiareb55

5 жыл бұрын

Gives me chill bumps

I can't imagine anything more scary in the world than waiting for the zulus to charge. Just hearing them yell and bash their shields. The british soldiers had alot of courage in this war.

@ImperialistRunningDo

10 жыл бұрын

The soldiers at this battle were all steady men. The officers at the battle of Intombe were useless.

@nevyntanis2665

10 жыл бұрын

470 Voortrekkers (Boere) held off and routed between 10000-20000 Zulu warriors, The Battle Of Blood River, they just make a lot of noise the noble zulu warriors, that's about all. Not to take anything away from the British you understand. But it's how they rolled the zulu's, fear and intimidation got them a long way, hell it still is to this very day, aka the anc.

@ThatBigFail

10 жыл бұрын

Nevyn Tanis When saying that i cant imagine anything more scary than to wait for the zulus to charge i didnt mean specifically this battle or this anglo-zulu war. I meant in general just to stand and wait for an almost certain death. But the thing that is scary about this battle is that they are standing in a ridge with zulus standing on all sides and just watching them doing their war cries.

@augustusxv716

10 жыл бұрын

Sorry but ancient Europeans had much scarrier battle charges than this....

@usafvet100

10 жыл бұрын

Augustus XV If you've not picked up on it, the opening scene in "Gladiator" has the Germanic tribe doing the identical chant to the one we hear from the Zulus in this film. The sincerest form of flattery.

We watch this regularly on DVD and still love it. I have read the book about the actual battle of Rorke's Drift and Michael Caine's autobiography about this being his first major movie roll

The ending where the redcoats could only stare where you can hear a pindrop is so powerful. There was no cheering, just silence in response to the deaths and the fact they survived.

Saw this film on its release as an 11 year old boy. It made such an impression on me I’ve watched it at about thirty times since. Inspiring action made with respect and empathy for both sides, and the better for it. No “kick-ass” stupidity, just great acting of a heroic event.

@bobmalack481

Жыл бұрын

Same here, I was 9 at the time.

Meanwhile in Civ, Shaka could take out people in the atomic era while still being in the medieval era

@pwnzus

8 жыл бұрын

10/10 Would lose 5 cities in 20 turns again

@clarkliberty1110

8 жыл бұрын

I played against the Zulus once in Civ II. They lasted as long as I allowed them to. Spear throwers don't fare well against armor,just like the Zulus didn't last long after the British army got Maxims.

@deadtree598

8 жыл бұрын

Clark Liberty I'm taking about Civ V, I swear Impi could take on tanks.

@clarkliberty1110

8 жыл бұрын

Man With A Shoe I highly doubt it.

@edhaje

8 жыл бұрын

More like a stone age, if Zulu's are medieval, they have been inventing armor & shield from iron, or at least, chain mails. Seeing the huge gap of technology it is pathetic how British seem proud about this battle, it is like 1 man defeating 1000 babies. Not proud.

Just love the ending

I LOVE it happy black history month!

Stanley Baker (Lieutenant Chard) did it for me, Color Sergeant and Michael Caine roles were great, but as Michael Caine said after the battle ended..."You did it." A masterful defense of the outpost saved the day. 140 against 4,000 Zulu's with ONE shot rifles and a bayonet, not 600 round machine guns or field cannon, a STUNING Brit victory. With a loss of only 17 men and no field cannon makes this even more incredible. Superior defensive tactics, regiment dicipline, and improvised logistics of the moment made the difference and prevented another Islandwanda slaughter. Robert at 67.

@geraldmiller5232

Жыл бұрын

disciline.

The British army had no equal in those times.

@MartinIDavies

9 жыл бұрын

British Army had “no equal in those times” that is not correct. The facts are that the British Army was not that effective in late 19th C… The Imperial British Army was essentially an amateur affair and a middle weight in terms of size and power.. The armies of France and Germany were much larger than any army that Imperial Britain could muster. A German General in the 1890s when asked how the German Army would respond in the event a British Army invaded Saxony replied “arrest them”. The role of the 19th C British Army was essentially that of a police force tasked with keeping Pax Britannica facing mostly weak native armies like we see here. If there is any doubt about this just look at what happened immediately after the Anglo-Zulu War when Britain faced the Transvaal Boers in 1888-81 in the 1st Anglo-Boer… Britain was not only humiliated but seen to be without the will to fight when confronted with an enemy that had access to similar weapons. It also set in motion events that lead to the 2nd Anglo-Boer War of 1899 - 1902 and WW1. In the 2nd ABW we see stunning ineptitude with humiliating one defeat after another at the hands of the Boers. it took Imperial Britain (at the height of its power) 3 years and over a half a million troops from all across the Empire to defeat a rag-tag army of admittedly well armed and mobile Boers who’s numbers rarely exceeded 10,000… Arguably it was this public incompetence that emboldened Imperial German in its calculation as to how powerful an enemy Britain would be in the event of war.. we know the answer to that … World War One.

@12thpanzer

9 жыл бұрын

MartinIDavies They had the best military record of their era. They often defeated 10 times their even when their opponent had gun too.

@MartinIDavies

9 жыл бұрын

12thpanzer "best military record of their era" really I've just provided an argument that was not the case.. Maybe you can provide us with 2 or 3 specific examples of Britain engaging in modern warfare with serious competitors... by which I mean Great Powers say from 1815 thru 1914…

@12thpanzer

9 жыл бұрын

MartinIDavies 2 or 3 specific examples you want? How about 28... Gurkha War 1813-1816 Third Anglo-Maratha War 1817-1818 First Ashanti War 1823-1831 First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-1826 First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842 First Opium War 1839-1842 First Anglo Marri War 1840 First Anglo-Sikh War 1845-1846 Second Anglo-Burmese War 1852-1853 Crimean War 1853-1856 Anglo-Persian War 1856-1857 Second Opium War 1856-1860 Indian Rebellion 1857 New Zealand land wars 1845-1872 Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848-1849 Second Ashanti War 1863-1864 Bhutan War 1864-1865 Third Ashanti War 1873-1874 Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880 Anglo-Zulu War 1879 Second Anglo Marri War 1880 First Boer War 1880-1881 Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885 Mahdist War 1891-1899 Fourth Ashanti War 1894 Anglo-Zanzibar War 1896 Shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes Boxer Rebellion 1899-1901 Second Boer War 1899-1902 Then notice how many of them were fought at the same time.

@12thpanzer

9 жыл бұрын

MartinIDavies BUT - during the American Civil War, both the US Army or General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia could have beat any army on earth - this belief was held by the Prussians and the English. In 1862 the was a treaty signed by the CSA and the USA stating that should the areas of the USA or the CSA be invaded by a foreign power, the US and CS governments would set side their differences and deal with a common threat. After the treaty was signed and British general made the comment "All the armies of the world could not by force, drink from the waters of the Ohio"

This movie looks incredible for 1964. I don’t know how much remastering has gone into what I see, but the picture is incredible.

3:40 Is it just me, or does there sound like there’s pain and anguish in his voice? Like he feels so sorry that he has no choice but to order his men to fire. That whole sequence was just incredible.

Discipline - Tactics - Equipment - Leadership - Sacrifice - Will to fight....Warrior code.

@francescospisani3533

3 жыл бұрын

Martini Henry guns, rifled and breech loading...

I remember seeing this film as a child and this scene always amazed me, 25 years later and it still does.

@rachelhenderson2688

Жыл бұрын

I still never get tired of watching it!

@garycheyne1876

Жыл бұрын

Still watching a great film55 years later

No cell phones, no selfies just everyone living the moment. The youth of today have missed out....

Most beautiful Zulu chant at the beginning, wish there was a clear recording of this.

FIRST RANK FIRE! SECOND RANK FIRE! That's what you get for going up against the Emperor's finest and their flashlights of doom.

@imperialguardsman8088

4 жыл бұрын

“At three hundred yards!” *immediate lasgun fire*

@aonghusmcboaby8289

4 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean the Queen of the United kingdom of great Britain and northern island and Berwick upon tweed and all her dependencies and Empress of India's finest?

I love how at the beginning of Gladiator the movie sound team uses the Zulu chants for the Germanic tribes before the big battle.

@johnradford7999

4 жыл бұрын

the british soldiers and the zulu warriors got a mention in the movie dog soldiers but the numbers were inacurate .

Everyone: getting into snowflake rants with each other over historical fact and PC rubbish. Me: this is just a bloody awesome film

@Thearmisticeltd

3 жыл бұрын

@The Exemplary Englishman lol you too my friend 👌🏻

@kennethbiebighauser7984

2 жыл бұрын

Loved your comment your needed in the state of minnesota

@Thearmisticeltd

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethbiebighauser7984 get Biden to allow brits in and I’ll gladly come but the old sod hates us

@fbiagent9666

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, the film does it's best to portray both as highly disciplined soldiers

@michaelstratton5223

2 жыл бұрын

Except literally NOBODY here was "getting into snawflake rants over PC rubbish". The weird psychological battle apparently rages within you alone. But I don't even know which side of your brain I should cheer for. I feel kind of bad for them both.

The chant of the Zulu is absolutely chilling. It sounds like a chorus of anguished, bitter souls that have come back to punish the living

Massive respect for the Zulus in this movie.

@gork830

7 жыл бұрын

In later battles during the Zulu Wars the British had Gatling guns. Zulu courage resulted in a frightful slaughter even worse than what we see here.

@Butchrdgreat

7 жыл бұрын

+Richard Odgers it's like the battle of Waterloo the British are out numbered

@ziizee66

7 жыл бұрын

pix046 "OH Yeah" to you comment :-)

@kimj6369

7 жыл бұрын

Respect? No. I have no respect for the Zulus in this attack. The Zulu forces were ordered to only defend their lands, not raid across the border into enemy territory. Unfortunately the commander of the Undi corps, the Zulu reserve force at Isandlwana, was wounded and command passed to an impetuous young prince who disregarded that order and took his regiments raiding. It was an unplanned and unnecessary battle.

@jduff59

7 жыл бұрын

The Zulu Warrior tradition is alive and well. There was a TV show (I believe it was called something like "Warriors") that did a show about the Zulus. The traditions are kept alive by dance,fighting techniques including period-correct weapons, and of course, by song and story. Special guys these Zulus still are today.

Please do consider that this movie was made before the huge anti - racist movements began, so they could have shown the Zulus as dishonourable barbarians. They didn´t though, and showed both perspectives. That makes this movie great.

@Scoffslaphead72

6 жыл бұрын

The First Reich of Rome despite what most people would assume. The zulus were good warriors, and had organised armies and military strategy. What they lacked was technology.

@buddyollie7400

6 жыл бұрын

John BDD Truth be told, the British were too...

@budders9958

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed and I'm not condoning the British. Very Few Conquering nations have never been benevolent to the people conquered. The point is that the British were doing no different than any other conquering nation through the history of the world. And to hold them to a higher standard than other nations because they were a predominantly white race engaged in Imperialism is not fair.

@dezalan437

6 жыл бұрын

Back in the times of choice you mean? Only white people can be made fun out of or depicted negatively.... They will never be happy, the anti racist movements weren't about equality?

@imperialguardsmen8543

6 жыл бұрын

Dez Alan I don’t understand what you’re going It.

My favourite altime film Zulu same year I was born to1964.great year all round.

Some people just don't understand that this movie doesn't demonize or glorify any side at all. The protagonists were the soldiers and the antagonist was war. And that's quite impressive since this was produced in the 1960s.

Let me make something clear. These men were not all welsh! 32 of them were Welsh, 11 of them were Irish, and 49 of them were English. The rest are unknown. This battle does not belong to one people.

@davidtombs7385

5 жыл бұрын

Actually it was a Warwickshire regiment, it could not have been more English.

@solarsatan9000

5 жыл бұрын

@Tovarish Ted no they were not

@solarsatan9000

5 жыл бұрын

interior wall the us govnemt tell eceryine that

@hennagaijin100

5 жыл бұрын

@Ryan not anymore

@nunny5070

5 жыл бұрын

Ryan The kinda Britain I like, nobody but the English, Scots, welsh and northern irish can fight eachother, anyone else will just get destroyed

The surprising thing about this movie is the respect and genuine fear the British soldiers and officers have for the Zulu warriors. Even the Boer officer makes it clear to the British that they are facing a deadly threat. When he sketches on the ground a diagram of how the Zulus attack an enemy, the Michael Caine character flippantly remarks "it looks jolly simple, old boy!" To which the Boer officer retorts "oh, it's jolly DEADLY, old boy!" In another scene, when an officer dismisses the fighting abilities of Africans, the Boer officer tells him: "who the hell do you think is coming to wipe out your little command? The Grenadier Guards???"

@dylanlowers-robson2381

9 жыл бұрын

thank you! Someone understands the fighting prowess of the Zulu generals

@timothybaxter7392

9 жыл бұрын

Dylan Lowers-Robson I always recall Chief Buthelezi acted in this. I'm not decrying him. The film deserves better, Fight hard.

@mortyjames5897

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Lowers-Robson Zulu soldier's training was on par with that of the red coats, who were, arguably, among the best trained soldier's in Europe. They also used ingenious tactics; if they had access to better tech then then rorke's drift would have been lost instantaneously.

That silence at the end was defining

I think this is one of the few films that really depicts the horrors of war accurately and respectfully

There must of been a hell of a lot of KFC in those buildings for that Zulu attack to happen.

@ImperialistRunningDo

9 жыл бұрын

No KFC. But Rorke's Drift WAS a supply depot with cattle on the hoof, and the Zulu army hadn't been fed in days. A fairly obvious target.

@panzerken

9 жыл бұрын

You are racial pro-styling them!

@ThatNotACopGuy

9 жыл бұрын

Booooooo!

@jackdutton3534

9 жыл бұрын

hehe

@RestingScotFace

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Johns You say that ironically, because I've lived in Zululand with them and then to the north with the Venda and Tsonga tribes, and the number one chain growing in South Africa right now is KFC. You'll see it in the middle of a village, no joke!