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Zulu Dawn

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!
May 14, 1979 1h 57m
6.1
103 votes

Synopsis

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

Title Zulu Dawn
Companies Lamitas, Samarkand, Zulu Dawn NV
Countries Netherlands, United States of America, South Africa
Keywords fight, british empire, victory, prequel, battlefield, battle, death, colonialism, spear throwing, surrounded, standoff, mortar, zulu, tribal warfare, army life
Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Col. Anthony Durnford
Simon Ward

Simon Ward

Lt. Vereker
Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Colonel Pulleine
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

QSM Bloomfield
Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley

David Bradley

Pte Williams
Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Cpl. Storey
Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

Maj. Russell R.A.
Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Boy Pullen
Ian Yule

Ian Yule

Cpl. Fields
Brian O'Shaughnessy

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Maj. Smith R.A.
Jan Bruyns

Jan Bruyns

Elder Boer
Sydney Chama

Sydney Chama

S.M. Kambula
Len Sparrowhawk

Len Sparrowhawk

Trooper James
Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Lord Chelmsford
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Col. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Col. Crealock
Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Lt. Harford
Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

Norris Newman
Ken Gampu

Ken Gampu

Mantshonga
Paul Mafela

Paul Mafela

Zulu Prisoner
John Mills

John Mills

Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Bishop Colenso
Graham Armitage

Graham Armitage

Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)
Terrick Fitzhugh

Terrick Fitzhugh

Jackson (uncredited)
Ross Kettle

Ross Kettle

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Michael Richard

Michael Richard

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Larry Taylor

Larry Taylor

Grenadier (uncredited)
Ashley Waldorf

Ashley Waldorf

Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)