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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!

1979 · PG · 1h 57m

Directed by Douglas Hickox

6.1

TMDB audience score
124 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

Where to watch

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Rent

  • Amazon Video
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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

  • Ian Yule
    Cpl. Fields

  • Peter J. Elliott
    Sentry