
Zulu Dawn
1979 · Movie · PG · 117 min · ★ 6.1
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-05-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (113 votes)
Themes
- fight
- british empire
- victory
- prequel
- battlefield
- battle
- death
- colonialism
- spear throwing
- surrounded
- standoff
- mortar
- +3 more
Cast & crew

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
Directed by Douglas Hickox