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Zulu Dawn (1979)

Poster for Zulu Dawn

The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Cast & Crew

Director
Douglas Hickox
  • Profile picture of Burt Lancaster
    Col. Anthony Durnford Burt Lancaster
  • Profile picture of Simon Ward
    Lt. Vereker Simon Ward
  • Profile picture of Denholm Elliott
    Colonel Pulleine Denholm Elliott
  • Profile picture of Peter Vaughan
    QSM Bloomfield Peter Vaughan
  • Profile picture of James Faulkner
    Lt. Melvill James Faulkner
  • Profile picture of Christopher Cazenove
    Lt. Coghill Christopher Cazenove
  • Profile picture of Bob Hoskins
    C.S.M. Williams Bob Hoskins
  • Profile picture of David Bradley
    Pte Williams David Bradley

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Keywords

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  • british empire
  • victory
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  • death
  • colonialism
  • spear throwing
  • surrounded
  • standoff
  • mortar
  • zulu
  • tribal warfare
  • army life