Zulu Dawn
PG“The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!”
1979·117 min·Released
Studio: Lamitas, Samarkand, Zulu Dawn NV
6.1TMDb
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Theatrical May 14, 1979
Overview
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Crew
DirectorDouglas Hickox
WriterCy Endfield, Anthony Story
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Col. Anthony Durnford
Peter O'Toole
Lord Chelmsford
John Mills
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Denholm Elliott
Colonel Pulleine
Simon Ward
Lt. Vereker
Nigel Davenport
Col. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston
Col. Crealock
Peter Vaughan
QSM Bloomfield
James Faulkner
Lt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove
Lt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins
C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley
Pte Williams
Paul Copley
Cpl. Storey
Donald Pickering
Maj. Russell R.A.
Nicholas Clay
Lt. Raw
Phil Daniels
Boy Pullen
Ian Yule
Cpl. Fields
Peter J. Elliott
Sentry
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Maj. Smith R.A.
Jan Bruyns
Elder Boer
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Keywords
fightbritish empirevictoryprequelbattlefieldbattledeathcolonialismspear throwingsurroundedstandoffmortarzulutribal warfarearmy life
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Budget
$12M
Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
113
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 5, 2026