Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn

Movie·1979·1h 57m

Zulu Dawn

The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!

Directed By

Douglas Hickox

Country

Netherlands

Language

Zulu

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// overview

The Story

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Written By

Anthony Story

Producer

Nate Kohn, Barrie Saint Clair

Cinematography

Ousama Rawi

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Editor

Malcolm Cooke

Themes

fightbritish empirevictoryprequelbattlefieldbattledeathcolonialismspear throwingsurroundedstandoffmortar

Production House

Lamitas
Samarkand
Zulu Dawn NV

Audience Score

61%

113 votes

Skip14%
Timepass31%
Go for it36%
Perfection19%

// cast

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Col. Anthony Durnford

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Lord Chelmsford

John Mills

John Mills

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Colonel Pulleine

Simon Ward

Simon Ward

Lt. Vereker

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Col. Hamilton-Brown

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Col. Crealock

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

QSM Bloomfield

James Faulkner

James Faulkner

Lt. Melvill

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

Lt. Coghill

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

C.S.M. Williams

David Bradley

David Bradley

Pte Williams

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Cpl. Storey

Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

Maj. Russell R.A.

Nicholas Clay

Nicholas Clay

Lt. Raw

Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Boy Pullen

Ian Yule

Ian Yule

Cpl. Fields

Peter J. Elliott

Peter J. Elliott

Sentry

// crew

Crew

Douglas Hickox

Douglas Hickox

Director

Cy Endfield

Cy Endfield

Screenplay, Story

Anthony Story

Screenplay

Nate Kohn

Producer

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Ousama Rawi

Director of Photography

Malcolm Cooke

Editor

Barrie Saint Clair

Executive Producer

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