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Rorke's Drift (1914)

Rorke's Drift poster
Directed by
Richard Ridgely
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

It is a short silent film from 1914. It shows British soldiers defending a remote outpost against Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu War.

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What happens

Rorke's Drift è un cortometraggio muto del 1914 diretto da Richard Ridgely. Rorke's Drift era un avamposto britannico vicino a un guado naturale (o drift), sul Buffalo River, in Natal, teatro di una battaglia tra le truppe del Regno Unito e i guerrieri Zulu durante la guerra anglo-zulu, in uno scontro avvenuto fra il 22 e il 23 gennaio 1879. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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