Zulu Dawn

1979

1h 57m

6.1

6.1/10

111 votes • View on IMDb

"The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!"

Overview

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

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Status: Released

Budget: $11,750,000

Revenue: $1,875,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Lamitas Samarkand Zulu Dawn NV

Production Countries

Netherlands United States of America South Africa

Spoken Languages

Zulu English

Keywords

fight british empire victory prequel battlefield battle death colonialism spear throwing surrounded standoff mortar zulu tribal warfare army life

Quick Facts

Release Date	May 14, 1979
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0080180

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

Key Crew

Douglas Hickox

Director

Cy Endfield

Screenplay

Anthony Story

Screenplay

Nate Kohn

Producer

Barrie Saint Clair

Executive Producer