Zulu (1964 film) a Western movie, with the traditional roles of the United States Cavalry and Native Americans taken by the British and the Zulus respectively. Director Endfield showed a Western to Zulu extras to demonstrate the concept of film acting and how he wanted the warriors to conduct themselves. It has been rumoured that due to the apartheid laws in South Africa, none of the Zulu extras could be paid for their performance and that, consequently, Endfield circumvented this restriction by leaving them all the animals, primarily cattle, used in the film. This allegation is incorrect, as all of the Zulu extras
Uni-versal Extras armed forces and the glamor industry in order to cater to the diverse requirements of production companies. This enabled the company to supply extras and supporting artists of all ages and backgrounds with diverse skills. Uni-versal Extras has since acted as the sole extras agency on a diverse range of award winning productions such as "Les Misérables" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". Uni-versal Extras Uni-versal Extras is a casting agency designed to help people find part-time work by supplying them as extras (or supporting artists) in TV and film productions across the UK and Ireland. Uni-versal Extras Ltd. was founded