This is an excellent story following a British military unit tasked with protecting a remote location at Rorke’s Drift against Zulu warriors seeking to drive out the foreign soldiers from their territory. Stanley Baker portrays "Lt. Chard," who assumes command of this group of engineers and must devise and execute a defense for their makeshift position, all while dealing with the arrogance of "Lt. Bromhead," played b…

The narration from Richard Burton detailing the history of the Victoria Cross—that only 1,344 had been awarded since its creation, with 11 going to the defenders of Rorke's Drift on January 22nd-23rd, 1879—gives me chills just reading it. *Zulu* is simply my favorite film ever, and I owe a great deal of my love for movies to this 1964 classic. It’s a wonderfully staged and acted depiction of the British defense of…