Here’s the latest publicly available information on the cast of Zulu (1964), with citations.
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The core cast remains: Jack Hawkins (Reverend Otto Witt), Ulla Jacobsson (Margareta Witt), Nigel Green (Colour-Sergeant Frank Bourne), James Booth (Private Henry Hook), and Michael Caine (Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead) are the principal players associated with the film. Hawkins’ and Green’s performances are frequently highlighted in retrospectives and film references.[4][8]
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Recent online roundups and “then and now” style videos have resurfaced around the film’s legacy, but they are fan-produced summaries rather than official cast updates; they illustrate how fans view the enduring legacy of actors like Caine and Green decades after the release.[2][3]
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Comprehensive, authoritative details about the full credits and character list are available on IMDb and Wikipedia, which list the full ensemble and supporting players (e.g., Ulla Jacobsson as Margareta Witt, Nigel Green as Bourne, Peter Gil as 612 Williams, etc.) and context about the Battle of Rorke’s Drift as depicted in the film.[7][4]
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For historical context and cast roles, Britannica’s overview confirms the film’s focus on the Battle of Rorke’s Drift and mentions several principal cast members in passing as part of the film’s portrayal of the event.[8]
If you’d like, I can pull a precise, single-source cast list (with character names) from IMDb or Wikipedia and provide a concise “Cast and characters” table with links, or I can summarize any actor’s later career notes. Would you prefer a specific source (IMDb or Wikipedia) for the cast details?[4][7]
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Zulu, British war film, released in 1964, that is a fact-based account of the British stand against overwhelming odds in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift (1879), one of the first significant battles of the Anglo-Zulu War in Southern Africa. After destroying a British garrison at Isandlwana, a massive
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www.rottentomatoes.comZulu is a 1964 British epic historical drama film depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift between a detachment of the British Army and the Zulu, in the Anglo...
www.wikiwand.comZulu is a 1964 epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the AngloZulu War. It depicts 150 British soldiers, many of whom were sick and wounded patients in a field hospital, who successfully held off a force of 4,000 Zulu warr
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