Zulu
1964 · 138 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 44,243 VOTES · DIR. Cy Endfield
Overview
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Dialogue Timeline — 851 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:30 The Secretary of State for War received the following dispatch
00:12:43 - Alright, Corporal Allen. - Sir. Corp? Let go.
00:18:56 Still, the river cools you off a bit, though?
00:22:04 You heard that officer of Engineers. Make fast and back to the bank. Move.
00:25:29 Damn the levies. More cowardly blacks.
00:29:31 - Now, sir? - Now, sir.
00:32:29 It is not your duty to sacrifice the sick.
00:35:26 they could be here, well, now.
00:39:12 As far as I can remember, sir, it goes something like this.
00:42:16 You got me 28 days' field punishment in Brecon. Isn't that enough?
00:45:56 A Zulu regiment can run 50 miles and fight a battle at the end of it.
00:50:46 The sin of Cain will be upon you.
00:55:09 Nothing to hold a man in his grave.
01:00:18 he was the johnny who knelt beside Wolfe at Quebec.
01:09:11 Testing your firing power with the lives of his warriors.
01:13:19 Just us.
01:19:40 I'll need more than one if I'm going after them.
01:27:37 Are you alright?
01:31:46 Bromhead, reorganise your flying platoon with Sgt Windridge.
01:37:10 Even if those flaming officers ain't seen it, I bet the Zulus have.
01:45:41 Get out, for God's sake, man!
01:51:31 Make a move.
02:01:44 Keep your voices down.
02:07:16 They're saluting you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed851
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:01:30
Final line02:07:16
Production Record
DirectorCy Endfield
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,720,000
Revenue$8,000,000
IMDb votes44,243