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: Though depicting events at Rorke's Drift, the movie was filmed on location in the more visually dramatic Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa.

: The film famously launched the career of Michael Caine , who was cast against his Cockney roots as the aristocratic Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead. Zulu (1964)

: The soundtrack, composed by John Barry , remains famous for its fusion of traditional Zulu chants with dramatic orchestral themes. Production and Historical Context : Though depicting events at Rorke's Drift, the

: The Zulu warriors in the film were portrayed by hundreds of real Zulus, and King Cetshwayo was played by his real-life great-grandson, Mangosuthu Buthelezi , a future South African political leader. composed by John Barry