 Stanley Baker (qv) had no difficulty raising finance because  producer Joseph E. Levine (qv) said he would back any project  Baker wanted to do. Baker said there was a project he was planning.  Levine asked what it was called and Baker replied, "Zulu". Levine  said, "Zulu! I like that title. I will back you". Baker told this in  a radio interview in England, and this account is confirmed by his  widow in one of the "extras" on the Paramount DVD of the film.