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Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn
★ 6.1/10•1979•1h 57m•PG•Adventure•Drama•History

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.

Douglas Hickox · Director

Cy Endfield · Screenplay

Anthony Story · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 57m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 14, 1979
Budget$11,750,000
Revenue$1,875,000

Actors

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Col. Anthony Durnford

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Lord Chelmsford

John Mills

John Mills

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Colonel Pulleine

Simon Ward

Simon Ward

Lt. Vereker

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Col. Hamilton-Brown

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Col. Crealock

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

QSM Bloomfield

James Faulkner

James Faulkner

Lt. Melvill

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

Lt. Coghill

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.

Nicholas Clay

Nicholas Clay

Lt. Raw

Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Boy Pullen

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