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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.
- $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
Zulu Dawn PG 1979 2h 1m History Drama List 50% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 61% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Sir Henry Bartle Frere's (John Mills) vastly outnumbered garrison makes a stand against ...
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- Douglas Hickox
- PG
- Peter O'toole
Summaries. 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.
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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 ...
In a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British military history. 2,070 IMDb 6.6 1 h 57 min 1979. X-Ray 13+. Action · International · Ambitious · Cerebral.
