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If you liked the movie Zulu you will like this book about the making of it.
This has just been released as a 2nd revised edition. The first edition was in 2005 and after selling out was going for big money on Ebay earlier this year.
Lots of background to the movie and its cast and crew including what they all got paid !
Answers a lot of questions such as :
What did the Prince who played Zulu King object to in the movie.
How much did Stanley Bakers widow get for the Chard VC medal set which was thought to not be real and then later found to be genuine.
Examines the "Welsh" aspects of the 24th.
Working in South Africa with the Zulus at that time.
Which actor did not help with the book and not particularly interested in the 50th event earlier this year.
and much much more. One photo seems to be of a Italian movie poster and the native dancers look Hawaiian instead of Zulu !
If you like the movie this is a must buy. Best to order direct from Tomahawk Press bruce@tomahawkpress.com . Mine took 3 weeks to arrive so be patient.
One of the best-loved and most enduringly popular British films ever made, Zulu tells the epic story of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift of 1879, in which barely 150 soldiers of the British Army in South Africa fought for twelve hours to defend an isolated mission station against an attack by 4,000 highly disciplined Zulu warriors. Here is the full story of its making, based on years of original research and dozens of interviews with cast and crew members and their families.
In this fully revised and expanded Second Edition of Sheldon Hall’s highly acclaimed, sell-out book you will find additional material including a first-hand account of the film’s shooting and post-production by the personal assistant to the producers; never-before-seen insider information on the financing of the production; a critical analysis of the film itself; and over a hundred new illustrations, some never before published, including a new colour section.
Carried over from the First Edition are the full original main text, including extracts from the screenplay and script notes; letters and production documents; biographies of all the principal actors and filmmakers; screenwriter John Prebble’s original magazine article on Rorke’s Drift; and hundreds of rare and unusual images.
Expanded and Revised 50th Anniversary Edition
By Sheldon Hall
ISBN 978-0-9566834-6-5
240 x 170mm Paperback
516 pages – illustrated throughout including 16 pages of colour
LIST PRICE £25 – SPECIAL TOMAHAWK PRICE £23
£23.00 Free Delivery in UK
£23.00 (+£9.00 to EU)
£23.00 (+£14.00 Air Mail Worldwide – Non-EU)
http://tomahawkpress.com/zulu-new-updated-and-revised-edition
This has just been released as a 2nd revised edition. The first edition was in 2005 and after selling out was going for big money on Ebay earlier this year.
Lots of background to the movie and its cast and crew including what they all got paid !
Answers a lot of questions such as :
What did the Prince who played Zulu King object to in the movie.
How much did Stanley Bakers widow get for the Chard VC medal set which was thought to not be real and then later found to be genuine.
Examines the "Welsh" aspects of the 24th.
Working in South Africa with the Zulus at that time.
Which actor did not help with the book and not particularly interested in the 50th event earlier this year.
and much much more. One photo seems to be of a Italian movie poster and the native dancers look Hawaiian instead of Zulu !
If you like the movie this is a must buy. Best to order direct from Tomahawk Press bruce@tomahawkpress.com . Mine took 3 weeks to arrive so be patient.
One of the best-loved and most enduringly popular British films ever made, Zulu tells the epic story of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift of 1879, in which barely 150 soldiers of the British Army in South Africa fought for twelve hours to defend an isolated mission station against an attack by 4,000 highly disciplined Zulu warriors. Here is the full story of its making, based on years of original research and dozens of interviews with cast and crew members and their families.
In this fully revised and expanded Second Edition of Sheldon Hall’s highly acclaimed, sell-out book you will find additional material including a first-hand account of the film’s shooting and post-production by the personal assistant to the producers; never-before-seen insider information on the financing of the production; a critical analysis of the film itself; and over a hundred new illustrations, some never before published, including a new colour section.
Carried over from the First Edition are the full original main text, including extracts from the screenplay and script notes; letters and production documents; biographies of all the principal actors and filmmakers; screenwriter John Prebble’s original magazine article on Rorke’s Drift; and hundreds of rare and unusual images.
Expanded and Revised 50th Anniversary Edition
By Sheldon Hall
ISBN 978-0-9566834-6-5
240 x 170mm Paperback
516 pages – illustrated throughout including 16 pages of colour
LIST PRICE £25 – SPECIAL TOMAHAWK PRICE £23
£23.00 Free Delivery in UK
£23.00 (+£9.00 to EU)
£23.00 (+£14.00 Air Mail Worldwide – Non-EU)
http://tomahawkpress.com/zulu-new-updated-and-revised-edition
