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Zulu

1964 · 138 min · Director: Cy Endfield ★ IMDb 7.7 · 46,971 ratings

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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.

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Emotional fingerprint

Zulu (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Awe10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Excitement. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Relief

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness47 %37 %22 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension43 %36 %23 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension34 %29 %15 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension35 %33 %14 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Tension46 %46 %24 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Tension50 %49 %29 %1 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Tension44 %40 %23 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Relief46 %43 %23 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Tension57 %56 %32 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Tension66 %66 %41 %3 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Tension75 %75 %52 %5 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Tension81 %81 %63 %3 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Tension81 %80 %61 %1 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Tension79 %76 %56 %5 %
72.5 %≈ 100′Tension80 %79 %60 %11 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Tension81 %80 %63 %14 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Tension77 %74 %53 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Tension77 %70 %43 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Relief79 %64 %38 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Relief77 %55 %35 %65 %
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Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

UJ
Ulla Jacobsson

PD
Paul Daneman

GE
Glynn Edwards

NM
Neil McCarthy

NM
Neil McCarthy

Pvt. Thomas

DK
David Kernan

Pvt. Hitch

GB
Gary Bond

Pvt. Cole

Richard Burton

Narration spoken (voice)

MB
Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Cetewayo

KJ
Kerry Jordan

Company cook

DF
Dennis Folbigge

Commissary Dalton

GV
Gert Van den Bergh

Adendorff

HH
Harvey Hall

Stickman

JS
John Sullivan

Stephenson

JP
Joe Powell

Sergeant Windridge

Details

Directed by
Cy Endfield
Written by
Cy Endfield, John Prebble
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
138 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 46,971 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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