Zulu Dawn (1979)

Directed by

Douglas Hickox

Genre

war film

Country

South Africa, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A large British army marches into Zulu territory in 1879. The forces clash in a violent and devastating battle on the plains of Isandlwana.

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What happens

Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British-American adventure war film directed by Douglas Hickox and written by Anthony Storey and Cy Endfield. It is based on Endfield's book of the same name about the historical Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 between British and Zulu forces in South Africa. Zulu Dawn features an ensemble cast led by Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, and Nigel Davenport. Chronologically it precedes the smaller Battle of Rorke's Drift, which also had opposing British and Zulu forces. Zulu (1964) was a film about the latter battle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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