Movie
Zulu Dawn
History film with a runtime of 117 minutes, released in 1979. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Star-studded prequel to the classic battle epic, Zulu. Both films are based on real events, but this one focuses on the build-up to the British invasion of Zululand as the colonial authorities take the natives' defiant stance on tribal customs as a declaration of war. Confident of superior firepower, the British commanding officer under-estimates the Zulus and commits the folly of dividing his forces, leading to the massacre of 1,500 British soldiers at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879, as they are overwhelmed by superior numbers. This doesn't match the nail-biting tension of the original, but there's a huge assortment of characters and well-known faces to compensate.
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Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Peter O'Toole
- Simon Ward
- John Mills
- Nigel Davenport
- Michael Jayston
- Ronald Lacey
- Denholm Elliott
- Freddie Jones
- Christopher Cazenove
- Ronald Pickup
- Donald Pickering
- Anna Calder-Marshall
- James Faulkner
- Peter Vaughan
- Graham Armitage
- Bob Hoskins
- Dai Bradley
- Paul Copley
- Christopher Chittell
- Nicholas Clay
- Patrick Mynhardt
- Brian O'Shaughnessy
- Brian O'Shaunnessy
- Simon Sabela
- Midge Carter
- Phil Daniels
- Ken Gampu
- Ray Davies
- Jannie Wienand
- James Faulkner
- John Rosewarne
- Ousama Rawi
- Peter Williams
- Barry Saint Claire
- Cy Endfield
- Robin Gregory
- Doug Robinson
- Dieter Nobbe
- Malcolm Cooke
