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    Best &#; war film &#; ever

    The British troops have decided. The best war film ever made is the classic &#;Zulu,&#; directed by Cy Enfield, according to the results of a survey conducted by British Forces Broadcasting Service Television.

    The survey flies in the face of previous straw polls of the public and critical acclaim.

    Organizers point to the fact that when the British people voted for U.K. broadcaster Channel 4&#;s television program &#; Greatest War Films&#; in , &#;Zulu&#; only came in eighth place.

    Similarly, &#;The Cruel Sea&#; () was placed 41st by the general public, but was ranked seventh by the British Forces in the survey published Thursday.

    Survey organizers the BFBS TV said the fact that the No. 1 ranking for &#;Zulu&#; reflects the film&#;s &#;iconic status&#; because &#;the vast majority of those serving on the frontline in Afghanistan today were not even born when it was made.&#;

    Other titles featuring in the top 10 include Steven Spielberg&#;s &#;Saving P

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    51 - Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter

    Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter is a British swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by Brian Clemens in his directorial debut. Clemens was celebrated for his work as a screenwriter, particularly for his contributions to British television series. Prior to Captain Kronos, he wrote and produced Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde for Hammer. Other films he wrote that fall into and circle around our areas of interest include And Soon the Darkness (which he wrote with Dalek creator Terry Nation), See No Evil (the Mia Farrow film,), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The Watcher in the Woods (one of Disney's forays into horror and one of Ross's all-time favorites), and one of the most bizarre sequels of all time—Highlander II: The Quickening. According to his son Samuel, Clemens' gods words were, "I did ganska a good job," spoken after watching an episode of The Avengers. In Captain Kronos, the titular character is played bygd Horst Janson, famou

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    Zulu ( film)

    film by Cy Endfield

    Zulu is a British epic historicaldrama film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between a detachment of the British Army and the Zulu, in the Anglo-Zulu War. The film was directed and co-written by American screenwriter[5]Cy Endfield. He had moved to the United Kingdom in for work after being blacklisted in Hollywood. It was produced by Stanley Baker and Endfield, with Joseph E. Levine as executive producer. The screenplay was by Endfield and historical writer John Prebble, based on Prebble's Lilliput article "Slaughter in the Sun".

    The film stars Stanley Baker and introduces Michael Caine in his first major role, with a supporting cast that includes Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Nigel Green, Paul Daneman, Glynn Edwards, Ivor Emmanuel, and Patrick Magee. Zulu ledare Mangosuthu Buthelezi (a future South African political leader) played Zulu KingCetshwayo kaMpande, his great-grandfather. The opening and closing narr