ZULU Clip - "Fire & Blood" (1964) Michael Caine

ZULU Clip - "Fire & Blood" (1964) Michael Caine
In 1879, the Zulu nation hands colonial British forces a resounding defeat in battle. A nearby regiment of the British Army takes over a station run by a missionary (Jack Hawkins) and his daughter (Ulla Jacobsson) as a supply depot and hospital under the command of Lieutenant John Chard (Stanley Baker) and his subordinate Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine). Unable to abandon their wounded soldiers even in dire circumstances, the regiment defend their station against the Zulu warriors.
Release date: June 17, 1964 (USA)
Director: Cy Endfield
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[@mkrowan66]

One of my favourite films watched it many times and had the privilege of visiting Rorkes Drift

[@jamesrippy1161]

One of the greatest war movies ever filmed. Something like this could not be made today: actors & extras performing their own stunts, filming on location, using real & practical sets, movie producers & executives would laugh somebody right out of the building.

[@DavidPeacock1972]

And one of the best scores of all time too.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

If it was remade today there would be at least some time dedicated to the Zulu point of view I suspect. Which could be really fucking good if done right but I suspect it would get overtaken by woke. 10 years ago would have been perfect.

[@jayevans5174]

Hooke

[@johnnyb8825]

@@CoffeeFiend1 The film Zulu Dawn (made in 1979) was something like that, i.e. not woke but more balance between the British and Zulu perspectives.

[@johnnyb8825]

@@jayevans5174Hook's daughters walked out of the film premiere in protest against his portrayal as an uncouth rogue. Apparently he was nothing like that in real life and was an "exemplary soldier".

[@garystone3476]

One of the all time great action movies.

[@EdwardPootchemunka]

I saw this movie back in the 1970s great movie

[@georgewaite2952]

It was quite a battle for the defenders at Rourkes Drift. January 22,23,1879. Roughly 150 Soldiers against an army Of 3,000 Zulu. Those martini Henry rifles fired all night. Barrels were so hot, soldiers wrapped a piece of cloth around it on the rifle barrel. This was at a time Under Queen Victoria..

[@EarlJohnson-wm4bb]

It would have been a treat. 😊

[@paultjader8699]

The zulus retreated when they saw the relief column, thought they were ghosts of ISANDHLWANA, only 15 died at battle, on british side

[@fargodavilleitnotd6729]

When I was at the juniors school 1983/4 I joined film club, every thursday, we only had two films though back then this one "Zulu" and "the sword in the stone" I must have watched this 50 or more times as a 11/12 yr old. I still watch it to this day. Stuck with me, The John Barry soundtrack as well, epic in every sense of the word as movies used to be.

[@chrislindberg9821]

Michael Caine is 91 today.

[@DRpokeme]

God Bless him. ❤

[@bruce4130]

The Zulus sound like a swarm of bees! Frightening sound!

[@jeremyreid9582]

The greatest advantage that the boers and the Zulus shared over their British opposition was that their uniforms were NOT bright red (against a contrasting background).

[@Rhubba]

By the time of the Boer War the British uniforms were khaki.

[@spuwho]

60th Anniversary of its premiere in London was just a week ago. It didn't premiere in the USA until June 17th in New York City. It closed after only 2 weeks. Why? No one in the US knew who Stanley Baker or Michael Caine was, so no one went. The movie made a lot of money in the UK however.

[@HenriHattar]

And yet they would watch the bullshit depiction of 55 days a Peking.....maybe they should have had a few US marines in the filmm to save the day?

[@mars353]

The Zulus weren’t depicted as having much hand-to-hand or close quarter fighting skills. They were expert at it.

[@Stanly-Stud]

But they lost

[@truesouth4784]

The Zulus were good but the British were better.

[@Debbiebabe69]

They were good, but they had pretty much zero experience against modern hand to hand techniques, and the culture was 'fight until you die' - unlike the British whos veterans became teachers to teach the new generation.

[@rayray6490]

@@Stanly-Stud…they may have lost here at Rorke’s Drift. But they won a much bigger battle against a large British force at Isandlwana. Rorke’s Drift was a skirmish in the aftermath. Both battles were well fought by their respective victors

[@mars353]

@@Debbiebabe69 The bayonet was designed for fighting against armies similarly equipped so the British weren’t trained against Zulu spears that doubled as swords. Similarly, the Zulus weren’t trained to fight against a bayonet. A rifle butt can be used quite effectively as a club because it’s heavy (assuming the barrel isn’t too hot to hold) but Zulu spears are light, fast, and as lethal as a sword in close quarters. Plus, the Zulus had shields to parry a bayonet thrust. My guess is that Zulus did not want to engage a bayonet at the maximum range of a bayonet thrust and British soldiers didn’t want a Zulu inside that range, opening themselves up to be run through with a sword. The British soldier may be able to charge a Zulu with a bayonet and have an advantage of a longer weapon but if the Zulu maneuvers inside the bayonet strike range, then I think the advantage shifts to the Zulu. The problem is going to be that the British are standing together for a united bayonet barrier and a swam of Zulus might actually be in each others way when trying to maneuver.

[@allanhugo9213]

The fight for the hospital was ferocious. Depicted accurately.

[@GaryBrowder-kw2iq]

Looks like Black Friday in Chicago

[@ronschafer8194]

Typical Saturday afternoon in North Philadelphia.😂😂😂

[@johnzeszut3170]

"I saw Chard! Have you seen to your Will yet?".

[@timkirk2156]

A great people asked to disband there army what would we do God bless the Warwickshire regiment

[@artisaprimus6306]

I wish I knew what the war chant actually says. Does anyone know what it means? The leader callls out and the warriors respond. Unforgettable!

[@therealfootballanalystftb6687]

Usuthu is a war cry it doesn't really mean anything its like saying ooh aah

[@eleutherioskyzilas1338]

Good movie

[@rickyarg5298]

Verla hoy 2024 me hace llorar de lo mala q se ve las actuaciones, los efectos etc, en cambio ves "La batala de inglaterra" y se me mucho mejor lograda.

[@paultjader8699]

Hooks VC WAS STOLEN FROM HIS JACKET WHEN HE WAS A CABBIE

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

Why can't we all get along

[@Octovisuals]

Politicians.

[@JRFrancisco20088]

Kind of hard to root for the British when they were not really defending their own homeland but were actually invaders in anther continent. But I could be wrong.

[@tonyhill1264]

I showed this movie to my BLM friend...😊

[@andresdeks]

Really? Sneak up on the Zulu and beat him hand to hand combat. That Zulu has been doing close contact since he was a small boy😂

[@eddiepattisonhogg9917]

come to Gateshead in the 40s and you will get a bit of Stouch, even with the Zulus bless em. Politically correct comments on here shows the total ignorance of the young prats that are being shafted by their teachers and know nothing.

[@Bayard1503]

Yes but do you think British soldiers didn't have hand to hand combat experience? Come on. Not to mention they won the battle.

[@Debbiebabe69]

Not to the same standards as the British Army though.

[@grantjamieson5874]

British mate. Bayonets with a bit of guts behind them.

[@voiceofreason2674]

Did the zulu actually say "zulu zulu" constantly or am i mishearing them?

[@stevesteve8098]

Birmingham UK on A friday night......

[@vecioalpin8998]

ahahaha that's mean ! 😝

[@bruce4130]

😂

[@user-jz6nn6hl3u]

or bradford

[@Octovisuals]

Welcome to "progressive" Europe.

[@titoolazabal775]

The English lost that war because of the gun flinching

[@PaulHanney]

Nope. Another win for the Empire.

[@MinionDragon]

❤❤❤❤op

[@jamesreck8476]

Was this the Nike store?

[@ascend2me]

if you were more intelligent, you'd realize that the real thieves are the ones in red coats...

[@jamesreck8476]

@@ascend2me Yes, I'm aware that the Britts were real bastards.

[@kulio1214]

Unfathomably based

[@robleary3353]

WTF?....

[@nicholasmuro1742]

... lol 😂

[@waterboxer87]

Zulus fighting an imperial super power to the death.

[@EarlJohnson-wm4bb]

Hahaha 🤣😂 Ya right ! Hahaha 😂🤣

[@larrygrant-hy8sk]

It appears that the Zulu was a "imperial superpower" in the region.

[@prabhdeepdhahan1147]

They had rebar (3:09) in 1879?

[@spartacus3111]

Yes, rebar was invented in the 1850s

[@josephphoenix1376]

Pharaoh had bricks made with Straw!

[@GritimoTheOdd]

Not rebar, More likely it was a building technique similar to, if not actually Wattle and Daub. Basically, it is long thin sticks or branches woven or stacked between the load-bearing pillars or beams that make up the wall, then coated in either clay, plaster, or other materials that can be applied wet but can be smoothed flat and when it dried out it formed a decent weatherproofer for its time.

[@joshua4960]

Spear checkers on the loose 😊

[@saxonray4071]

ZULUUUU

[@alpinecenter]

Imagine a version with the soldiers wearing MAGA caps instead of helmets!

[@user-do6op3pj9d]

Не нужно было лезть на чужую землю.

[@vozdelatalaya2041]

You mean like Afganistán or ucraine 😅

[@FatNorthernBigot]

I'm sure the Zulus were portrayed with great sensitivity. 😂

[@Pucukax]

Accurately, the only way they should portray history.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

@@Pucukax I agree. Although increasingly, accuracy plays less of a part than sensitivity.

[@MGTRN-tw5uq]

Over 200 zulus participated in this film, and I think that they and the filmakers made a good job of protraying them as disciplined and brave warriors, not some wild mindless savages.

[@attilioventuri2839]

Non sopporto più questi film

[@lucybarney1]

Very un Sporting to give them guns 😂

[@campbellmackinnon3848]

Love the 'noble savage' meme. Reality is, the Zulus, despite superior numbers, ran away when British reinforcements were spotted on their way. Don't watch movies. Read books.

[@malirstar]

Books can easily be filled with bias and falsities as anything else.