Cy Endfield, Stanley Baker's Co producer came to Britain in 1953 after falling foul of the McCarthy witch hunt.
Rumours on the number of VC's handed out was that Isalwanda was such a shocking loss of a modern army against a native people that they needed to bury the bad news and therefore promoted the astounding "Backs against the wall" spirit of Rourke's drift hence the number of VC's given....wouldn't do that today would they hmmmm
This included the attempted political cleansing of Chelmsford who continued to drop other offices in the deep brown stuff (and dead officers!)for his appalling use of men and resources st Isalwanda. He was replaced but not before he organized a killing spree and burning of many villages to cover up his s#it show.
Never. It was an allied 11. Also big movie mistake of a substitution being made despite the substitute rule not coming in until 1958.
Slight correction here Zulu was Michael Caine’s first leading role. He appeared in 17 films before Zulu, often uncredited, from 1950.
First in game substitution known was Wales v Scotland in 1889, when the planned keeper failed to turn up, Wales put a local lad in until a replacement (Sam Gillam)turned up.