Jan 22,1964
Hollywood Movies | Drama | Action | War | History
In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) are in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an Alamo-like seige until they are overwhelmed, losing the battle, but going down in history as heroes. 150 soldiers defended a supply station against some 4000 Zulus, aided by the Martini-Henry rifle 'with some guts behind it. "At Rorke's Drift, eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded. Seven to the 2nd Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, one to the Army Medical Department, one to the Royal Engineers, one to the Commissariat and Transport Department and one to the Natal Native Contingent.
| nudity | During the first fifteen minutes or a long scene of zulus dancing; massive zulu women dancing topless. Large number of topless female zulus at mass wedding ceremony. After topless woman in white ropes, runs across the front of the screen; is the last zulu woman nudity scene. The nudity is non-sexual in nature and is really nothing to worry about A British Soldier grabs a white woman and says to her: "how about a kiss." He barely rips the top of her dress but you see no flesh. |
| violence | Violence: 7/10 Lots of battle scenes where the outnumbered British hold off against lots of Zulu attacks. The British open fire and kill dozens of charging Zulus, with some blood. An epic battle then emerges that goes on for a long time, with the British using swords and bayonets and the Zulus using shields and short spears. There are bloody results and close ups of men on both sides getting stabbed. Several men on both sides are shot, some at point-blank range, sliced, cut and stabbed. We see some blood and bloodied bayonets/swords/spears. The Zulus attack a hospital building, but the British evacuate the wounded. We briefly see some scenes at the hospital where the medic works on the wounded men. We can see his bloody hands. One of the main characters is shot and severly wounded but survives--little blood. We see the aftermath of a battle with several dead bodies and things on fire. In one scene, the British slaughter charging Zulus and we see several Zulu dead piled up afterwards. |
| profanity | Profanity: 3/10 A few mild expletives and insults. |
| alcohol | Alcohol, Drugs and Smoking: 3/10 A character retires to a room where he drinks whiskey A minor character gets drunk |
| frightening | The whole movie is very intense as the British are massively outnumbered. |
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