Zulu
With Some Guts Behind it : the Making of the Epic Movie
Description:... Zulu: With Some Guts behind It is the full story of the marking of "Zulu," one of the best-loved and most popular British films ever made. "Zulu" tells the epic story of the Battle of Rorke's Drift of 1879, in which barely 150 soldiers of the British Army in South Africa fought for twelve hours to hold an isolated mission station against sustained assault from 4,000 highly disciplined Zulu warriors. Zulu enjoyed blockbusting box-office success and now holds near-legendary status in the British popular imagination. Written in a lively and accessible style and lavishly illustrated throughout, this is the definitive account of the filming of one of the great movie epics, Covered in fascinating detail are such topics as: - How hundreds of Zulu tribesmen, many of whom had never before seen a film, were taught to perform for the camera- Filming under apartheid: with vivid reminiscences of working in the midst of an oppressive political regime- Behind the cameras with actors Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, jack Hawkins, James Booth, Nigel Green and Ivor Emmanuel.- How the battle was re-enacted against the spectacular backdrop of Natal's Drakensberg mountain range.
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