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The Film Zulu. Can anyone confirm if this is true. Or heard of it before.
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John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 59 Location : UK
Subject: The Film Zulu. Can anyone confirm if this is true. Or heard of it before. Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:13 pm
Remember that scene in the beginning when the Zulu runner came into the King's kraal and panted out a message in Swahili? That got tons of laughs when the film premiered in Africa. The director told the Zulu actor to just "say any damned thing", because the British audiences wouldn't understand it anyway. So the actor said, "I am not getting paid enough for this part."
90th
Posts : 10483 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: film zulu Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:18 pm
hi john.
cant say i have ever heard that story , thing is , it"s hilarious and i hope it is TRUE. :lol!:
cheers 90th.
Chelmsfordthescapegoat
Posts : 2594 Join date : 2009-04-24
Subject: Re: The Film Zulu. Can anyone confirm if this is true. Or heard of it before. Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:16 pm
I believe this is true. I have read it somewhere. I have a look and post the article on site.
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Subject: Re: The Film Zulu. Can anyone confirm if this is true. Or heard of it before. Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:49 am
HI All If it is true the runner would be right about not getting paid much due to aparthide then they were more or less paid in kind with watches Trainers and the like i also believe Sir Stanly Baker got Cattle for them Billy blanco
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Subject: Re: The Film Zulu. Can anyone confirm if this is true. Or heard of it before. Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:04 am
Sounds like an urban legend to me.
The runner speaking in Zulu tells Prince Buthelezi, "Cetewayo" [sic], "We have blown away (he emphasizes this by blowing on his fingers, as he fans them in front of his face.) many of the red legs". Don't ask me why he didn't say red soldiers, but he didn't!
Isandlwana
The Film Zulu. Can anyone confirm if this is true. Or heard of it before.
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