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- Peter O'TooleLord Chelmsford
- Burt LancasterCol. Durnford
- John MillsSir Henry Bartle Frere
- Simon WardLt. Vereker
- Peter VaughanQ.S.M. Bloomfield
- Nigel DavenportCol. Hamilton-Brown
- James FaulknerLt. Melvill
- Michael JaystonCol. Crealock
- Denholm ElliottColonel Pulleine
- Ronald LaceyNorris Newman
- Dai BradleyPte. Williams
- Freddie JonesBishop Colenso
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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 . Zulu Dawn is a prequel to Zulu, released in ...
- $11.75 million($46.4 million in 2022 dollars)
- Elmer Bernstein
- Douglas Hickox
- Nate Kohn, James Sebastian Faulkner
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.
- Douglas Hickox
- 82
- 3 min
Terrick Fitzhugh. Jackson (uncredited) Ross Kettle. Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited) Michael Richard. Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited) Larry Taylor. Grenadier (uncredited) Ashley Waldorf.
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- Douglas Hickox
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Though certainly epic in cinematographic terms, this is a really meandering and over-cast depiction of the Zulu defeat of the British garrison at Isandlwana at the end of the 19th century. I'm assuming it was made as a precursor of - and to capitalise upon - the far superior "Zulu" (1964) but right from the get-go it's just wordy and ponderous ...
Jul 7, 2014 · Zulu Dawn, an action-filled historical drama released in 1979, is a prequel to Zulu, a film of the same genre released in 1964.Although the movies premiered only fifteen years apart, the geopolitical attitudes they reflect - relating to colonialism, militarism, and Africa's long-suffering struggle against European domination - are different in fascinating and revealing ways.