Zulu Dawn
1979 · Movie · 1h 57m · PG
AdventureDramaHistoryWar
"The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!"
Overview
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Key crew
- Cy EndfieldScreenplay
- Anthony StoryScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Douglas HickoxDirector
Cast
- Burt LancasterCol. Anthony Durnford
- Peter O'TooleLord Chelmsford
- John MillsSir Henry Bartle Frere
- Denholm ElliottColonel Pulleine
- Simon WardLt. Vereker
- Nigel DavenportCol. Hamilton-Brown
- Michael JaystonCol. Crealock
- Peter VaughanQSM Bloomfield
- James FaulknerLt. Melvill
- Christopher CazenoveLt. Coghill
- Bob HoskinsC.S.M. Williams
- David BradleyPte Williams
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Themes
fightbritish empirevictoryprequelbattlefieldbattledeathcolonialismspear throwingsurroundedstandoffmortar