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Dec 14, 1979 · 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.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Douglas Hickox
- 1979-12-14
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A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. In 1879 South Africa, the administrators of the British Cape Colony have designs to eliminate the Zulus as a hindrance to their colonial economy. To that end, the British present King Cetshwayo with an impossible ultimatum to provoke a war ...
Zulu Dawn is a 1979 American adventure war film about the historical Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu forces in 1879 in South Africa. The screenplay was by Cy Endfield, from his book, and Anthony Storey. The film was directed by Douglas Hickox. The score was composed by Elmer Bernstein.
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.
Screenplay, Story. In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Jul 7, 2014 · In 1879, the British Colonies, in response to the perceived threat of the Zulu Nation, deliver a deliberately unacceptable ultimatum to the King who responds by putting his people on a war footing. Confident in their weapons technology and organization's ability to crush the seemingly outclassed...
