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Black As Hell and Thick As Grass

1971

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Black As Hell and Thick As Grass

Genre: DocumentaryHistoryWar

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Runtime: 64 min

Average vote: 0

Release date: 1971-01-01

Production Countries: GB

Director: Michael Pearce

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An account of two battles between Zulus and the British at Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, from the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War, written and presented by Kenneth Griffith. Mr. Griffith, a Welshman, presents the history of British politics and policies which led to the confrontation between the British Army and the Zulus, reading letters from the soldiers, diary entries from the officers, as well as observations from the Zulu warriors and their king.

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