
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
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