Sir Michael Caine has one word to specific how he feels about an anti-terror study determining his movie “Zulu” promotes white nationalism: “Bulls–t.”
The 1964 film was included in a study by the British “Prevent Program,” claiming that it — together with works similar to the “The Lord of the Rings” books, William Shakespeare’s writings and the “Great British Railway Journeys” docuseries — may lead viewers toward right-wing extremism.
But 89-year-old Caine denounced that claim in an interview with The Spectator, saying, “That’s the most important load of bulls–t I even have ever heard.”
“Zulu” tells the story of the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift amid the Anglo-Zulu war, including a scene during which 150 British soldiers fight off 4,000 Zulu warriors.
However the Each day Mail reported that the film is facing criticism for its alleged “racist overtones” and “factual inaccuracies.”
Caine, a two-time Oscar winner, was discovered by a “Zulu” producer while performing in a play at a theater in London’s West End.
“An American director who was within the audience saw me and gave me a component within the film ‘Zulu’ as a fancy officer. This made me a star and I never went back on the stage again,” he told The Spectator.
He went on to star in movies similar to ” Sleuth,” “The Dark Knight Trilogy,” “The Prestige” and “Inception.”
“There are not any movies I wish I hadn’t made,” Cain added elsewhere within the interview. “I got paid for all of them.”
