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Zulu?
Great title... Is that a film? AMB |
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John Young
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Peter,
On your point about Kenneth Griffith, he was actually asked to write a screenplay on Rorke's Drift by John & Roy Boulting, which pre-dated the filming of Zulu by five years or so. It was at a time when Roy & John were endeavouring to shed the comedy mantle. As to him being 'the ideal Taff' that wasn't a thought shared by those involved in the production of Zulu. However his former understudy with the Old Vic, Richard Davies, did make it into the film. Kenneth was also approached to appear in Zulu Dawn, but due to work commitments he had to decline to play John William Colenso. John Y. |
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Galloglas
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Peter,
This is by no means original and I cannot recall who first said it to me. Hoewever, taking account of Monmouthshire having been an English county in 1879, and there apparently therefore being more people of Irish descent than Welsh at Rorke's Drift, then the ideal choice - of course - would be Val Doonican. And, perhaps singing that wonderful old tune: "If you're Irish, come into the Laager". But it may be that Victor McLaglen had already died and could not be cast as CSgt Bourne. A great pity, Mr Bromhead darlin'...Mister Witt would have had to have been a bit nippier to get to the gin bottle before everybody else though. G PS Well, it is Christmas after all. |
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The Scorer
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But, surely, wouldn't his rocking chair have got in the way something awful? |
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John Young
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Scorer,
Never mind the rocking chair, those jumpers would put terror into the Zulu! John Y. |
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Sawubona
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"Jumpers"?
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Alan
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Jumpers. |
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Sawubona
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I think I got this! If "his jumpers would put terror into the heart of the Zulu" and I find his sweater a bit terrifying, then by extrapolation "jumpers" is another word for "sweaters"? I thought a "jumper" might be what we call a "walker", but how anyone could use more than one walker and why a Zulu would be fearful of one confused me.
Wow, that one went right over the head of certain provincial yank. Are all sweaters called jumpers over there or just that particular style? Or am I on the wrong track entirely and Zulus, in fact, have a deep-seated and irrational fear of guitars? Fenderphobes! |
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Galloglas
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My mother's jumpers would. She knitted me a cricket sweater in 1959, and I've yet to grow into it.
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Peter Ewart
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Saw - Yes, sweater, pullover & jumper are more or less interchangeable although there's probably a technical difference somewhere. Have used "jumper" myself for all versions since a child. Val - who I'd say probably flourished mostly in the '60s & '70s - is/was a national treasure. Perhaps our own rather cuddly & Irish version of your late Jim Reeves?
Gallo - someone told your mother (correctly) that the fashion at that time was to wear cricket jumpers which stretched almost down to the knees - late '50s, early '60s. Sloppy Joes. Ted Dexter was a perfect example of this at the time. So you weren't meant to grow into it. Now take up the game again and wear it!!! Peter |
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Martin Everett
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Peter
Now you have explained 'jumpers' - perhaps you could help with 'monkey feathers'? |
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Sawubona
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Anyone who is wondering where Martin's remark came from needs to check out the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3nZd0nDhZY
And before they get too wound up about this anathema , note that this is, in fact, the John Barry Group and is from the sound track album for that same movie. What's not to love about Youtube excepting that "The Man" is constantly trying to control it's inherent anarchy. Sony is OK, but WMG is too draconian and has trashed at least two of my videos (and a zillion others as well) . But that's a whole different thread entirely and it certainly belongs on a whole different site. "My monkey has grown feathers!" "I'm so sorry to hear that." "No problem! Now he can fly!" |
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rich
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and just wondering..did the "mods" go for that tune??? ..and for an opening few secs it gave a hint of the drums in "Glad All Over"...
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Peter Ewart
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Martin/Saw: Well, that was a new one on me!
Rich: You've got a good memory - or do you still listen to the DC5? Interestingly, this thread reminds us that many topics wander off the subject & then come back again, but this one could be around for a long time yet. After all, the 50 years since filming is still about a year and a half away and the release over two years off! For those of us who clearly remember its release and who recall its impact (at least on ourselves) the occasion is going to make us feel rather old! Peter PS. Did you realise, Rich, that GAO (according to a quick look on Wiki)reached No 1 in the British hit parade in Jan '64 - already a rather significant month for this thread! Coincidence! (Incidentally, my sons say it's not the "hit parade" any more, Dad, but the "UK Charts"!) In Jan '64 I don't think I'd heard of the United Kingdom, as apart from noticing the national label shown on the desk in front of each UN rep on TV, and the expression used by British servicemen when describing a home posting, I don't recall the expression as being hardly known, let alone used. The first time I saw it referred to I had to ask where it was! Now most youngish people here seem to refer to their country (correctly, I don't doubt) as the UK ("the Yookay"). Oh well. |
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50 years of 'Zulu' soon |
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