Watch Zulu Dawn (1979) Official Trailer
The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!
6.1 / 10 IMDb May 14, 1979 1h 57m
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Director
Runtime
1h 57m
Release Date
May 14, 1979
Genre
Adventure, Drama, History, War
Status
Released
Budget
$11,750,000
Revenue
$1,875,000
Languages
Zulu, English
Country
Netherlands, United States of America, South Africa
Producers
Cast
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
Bob Hoskins
as C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley
as Pte Williams
Paul Copley
as Cpl. Storey
Donald Pickering
as Maj. Russell R.A.
Nicholas Clay
as Lt. Raw
Phil Daniels
as Boy Pullen
Ian Yule
as Cpl. Fields
Peter J. Elliott
as Sentry
Brian O'Shaughnessy
as Maj. Smith R.A.
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Jan Bruyns
as Elder Boer
Production Companies
Lamitas
Samarkand
Zulu Dawn NV
Zulu Dawn Official Trailer 1979
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