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Posted by Gavin Lucas, 5 November 2007, 16:00 Permalink Comments (2)
Original UK poster promoting 1964 classic film, Zulu
When the film Zulu was released in 1964, it made a star out of up and coming british actor Michael Caine. Contrary to popular belief, the actor doesn't utter the phrase "Stop throwing those bloody spears at me" during the film and if you don't believe us you can check yourself as the film has just been repackaged in a DVD comprising two discs - an occasion that we thought would be a good one to mark by digging out a selection of some of the catalogue of posters created to promote the film as it was rolled out in various countries back in 1964...
Poster for Swedish cinema goers
The Japanese poster
This is the Spanish poster
This painterly poster was created for the Italian market although there was another, more abstract composition also devised for Italian movie fans - see below
And this is what to look for in the shops – (released today, 5th November) – if you fancy the new DVD package. It will contain the film, feature commentary by film historian Sheldon Hall and Zulu's second unit director, Robert Porter – as well as a host of other features including The Music of Zulu and not one but two making-of documentaries.
Zulu, Paramount Home Entertainment, RRP £12.99
2 Comments
Hmm it seems alot of time and work has gone into a film being gloriously happy about killing africans who are are trying to defend there land from invaders.
Now in the present day the TV ad for the DVD shows the same attitude for slaying africans to dominate there land.
2007-11-12 17:05:20
You don't get it. It's not about that and it's not advocating empire. In fact, it portrays a critical view of imperialism, the church, and the settlers while supporting the native Africans. Watch it again.
2009-01-13 01:05:57
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