Duration: 138 mins
Content:
No action film would be complete without interpersonal conflict, and in Zulu director End field and his script collaborator John Prebble Supply ample portions of dramatic seasoning to play off against the ever-accel-erating action scenes. The chief source of friction is between Stanley Baker (who also co-producted the film) as Lieutenant Chard, an officer in charge of building a bridge who gets caught in the battle, and Michael Caine (in his first major screen and michael Caine (in his first major screen role) as Lieutenant Bromhead, a novice upper-class commander. With the Zulus beating at the door. Baker's officer takes command due to door, Baker's officer takes command due to seniority and tactical skill. But he knows he does so at the price of Caine's scorn. this bout of military one-upmanship is just the tip of the iceberg, however. For just beneath this officer class stands an army of lower-class soldiers, most of whom have been conscripted into the service
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