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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!

  • Movie
  • 1979
  • PG
  • 1h 57m

Directed by Douglas Hickox

6.1

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6.1 out of 10 from 124 votes

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

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Cast and crew

  • Burt Lancaster

    Burt LancasterCol. Anthony Durnford

  • Peter O'Toole

    Peter O'TooleLord Chelmsford

  • John Mills

    John MillsSir Henry Bartle Frere

  • Denholm Elliott

    Denholm ElliottColonel Pulleine

  • Simon Ward

    Simon WardLt. Vereker

  • Nigel Davenport

    Nigel DavenportCol. Hamilton-Brown

  • Michael Jayston

    Michael JaystonCol. Crealock

  • Peter Vaughan

    Peter VaughanQSM Bloomfield

  • James Faulkner

    James FaulknerLt. Melvill

  • Christopher Cazenove

    Christopher CazenoveLt. Coghill

  • Bob Hoskins

    Bob HoskinsC.S.M. Williams

  • David Bradley

    David BradleyPte Williams

  • Paul Copley

    Paul CopleyCpl. Storey

  • Donald Pickering

    Donald PickeringMaj. Russell R.A.

  • Nicholas Clay

    Nicholas ClayLt. Raw

  • Phil Daniels

    Phil DanielsBoy Pullen

  • Ian Yule

    Ian YuleCpl. Fields

  • Peter J. Elliott

    Peter J. ElliottSentry

Director
Douglas Hickox
Writer
Cy Endfield and Anthony Story
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Ousama Rawi