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Zulu Dawn: Directed by Douglas Hickox. With Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott. A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation.
Zulu Dawn (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Bartle Frere issues an impossible ultimatum to the Zulu king, Cetshwayo (Simon Sabela), demanding that he dissolve the Zulu Empire. Cetshwayo refuses, providing Cape Colony with a pretext to invade Zululand.
Zulu Dawn is a big budget prequel to the fine 1963 film Zulu which starred Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. That film concerned the freshly victorious Zulus from the battle of Isandlwana where they nearly annihilated a British army and were marching on a post at Rorke's Drift.
The real-life Lord Chelmsford was able to save his job by fudging a lot of facts, including inflating the size of the Zulu army from 20,000 to 60,000 and scapegoating Colonel Dunsford.
Zulu: Directed by Cy Endfield. With Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth. Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
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Zulu Dawn Details. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production; Technical Specs
With Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp, Inge Beckmann. Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Zulu Dawn Details. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production; Technical Specs
