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In the film, Witt is depicted as a middle aged widower, a pacifist and drunkard, who has an adult daughter called Margareta. There was only sparse fighting with a few remaining Zulus. At the climax of the film Simon Wards character Lt. William Vereker had his horse shot from under him and becomes trapped, when he sees the flag being taken by the Zulus he aims then shoots the flag from the Zulu , Did this shot take place at the real battle ?, and did Lt. William Vereker survive ? They were stained a tan colour (with tea or coffee) without helmet plates, and the bright scarlet uniforms were always covered in dust making them appear brown. Since he was killed by a bullet to the head, his last words in the film are unlikely to be authentic. Officers often privately purchased Webley top-break revolvers (in 1879 not yet officially adopted for service) somewhat similar in appearance to the Mk VI Webley. Of the soldiers present, 49 were English, 32 Welsh, 16 Irish and 22 others of indeterminate nationality. It was for this reason that his company was selected to guard Rorke's Drift, a position it was never imagined would be attacked.Fact|date=May 2008. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. Film locations for Zulu (1964), in South Africa. Between set-ups, Director Hickox took time off from orchestrating the movements of his period-costumed actors to engage in the following dialogue: TIIU LUKK: How does a director tackle such a massive project-with a cast, literally, of thousands? Bartle Frere issues an impossible ultimatum to the Zulu king, Cetshwayo, demanding that he dissolve the Zulu Empire. OK. [ [http://africanadrenalin.com/isibindiafrica/rorkes_drift.htm Isibindi Africa] ] These deserters were shot at and one of the NCOs, Corporal Anderson, was killed. (This was common practice if a small force prevailed over a much larger one, as it would have been unable to guard all the prisoners. *Colour Sergeant Bourne (1854-1945) is depicted as a big, hardened, middle-aged veteran; in fact, he was of smaller stature and, aged 23, the youngest colour sergeant in the British Army. Cetshwayo had specifically told his warriors not to invade Natal, the British Colony. There are several errors concerning the Swedish missionaries, the Witts. *Several men can be seen using Lee-Enfield Mk. *Surgeon-Major Reynolds is played by Patrick Magee as a middle-aged South African. Magazine article Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Endfield and Prebble drafted a script, which Baker then showed to Joseph E. Levine while making Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) in Italy. An unknown error has occurred. A British force of 5,000 Europeans and 8,200 natives, led by General Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand. When they meet the show's female star attraction, they're sold. Vol. *None of the rifles used by the Zulus were taken from dead British soldiers after the Battle of Isandlwana, as NNC Lieutenant Adendorff in the film suggests. Far from being a pacifist, Witt had cooperated closely with the army and negotiated a lease to put Rorke's Drift at Lord Chelmsford's disposal. Use the HTML below. [http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol104fh.html Journal of South African Military History Society Vol 10 No 4] ]. 27 of 31 people found this review helpful. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.

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