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 · 1h 57m · PG
Adventure, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Douglas Hickox
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Zulu Dawn
Overview
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Director and cast
- Douglas Hickox Director
- Burt Lancaster as Col. Anthony Durnford
- Peter O'Toole as Lord Chelmsford
- John Mills as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
- Denholm Elliott as Colonel Pulleine
- Simon Ward as Lt. Vereker
- Nigel Davenport as Col. Hamilton-Brown
- Michael Jayston as Col. Crealock
- Peter Vaughan as QSM Bloomfield
- James Faulkner as Lt. Melvill
- Christopher Cazenove as Lt. Coghill
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