DVD: This dramatic and true story recounts the breathtaking defeat of the British forces at the hands of 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army in 1879. General Lord Chelmsford, played by Peter O?Toole, is the man responsible for the fatal decision that leads to the massacre. Colonel Durnford, played by Burt Lancaster, is the military hero who courageously faces the Zulu army, outnumbered sixteen to one, he leads his men into battle and certain death.
This is the prequel to ?ZULU? with features Michael Cain. This film features many of the weapons recovered by I.M.A. in the Royal Armory of Nepal including the P-1871 Martini-Henry rifle.