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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!”

19791h 57mAdventure · Drama · History

Released

May 14, 1979

6.1

TMDB Score

61% match · 124 votes

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About the Movie

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AdventureDramaHistoryWar

Synopsis

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

DirectorDouglas Hickox

Released: May 14, 1979
Runtime: 1h 57m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $11.8M
Box office: $1.9M
Studios: Lamitas, Samarkand, Zulu Dawn NV

Top Billed 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

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