Watch NowZulu Dawn (1979)
14/05/1979
Adventure, Drama, History, War
1h 57m
- 60% (105 votes)
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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.
- Douglas HickoxDirector
- Cy EndfieldScreenplay
- Anthony StoryScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,750,000
Keywords
- fight
- british empire
- victory
- prequel
- battlefield
- battle
- death
- colonialism
- spear throwing
- surrounded
- standoff
- mortar
- zulu
- tribal warfare
- army life
Top Billed Cast
Burt Lancaster
Col. Anthony Durnford
Simon Ward
Lt. Vereker
Denholm Elliott
Colonel Pulleine
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.
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