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Zulu Dawn (1979)

PG · 1979-05-14 · 1h 57m · EN
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The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!

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

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Douglas HickoxDirector

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Burt LancasterBurt LancasterCol. Anthony DurnfordDenholm ElliottDenholm ElliottColonel PulleineBob HoskinsBob HoskinsC.S.M. WilliamsPeter O'ToolePeter O'TooleLord ChelmsfordJohn MillsJohn MillsSir Henry Bartle FrereNigel DavenportNigel DavenportCol. Hamilton-BrownSimon WardSimon WardLt. VerekerPhil DanielsPhil DanielsBoy PullenPeter VaughanPeter VaughanQSM BloomfieldRonald LaceyRonald LaceyNorris NewmanRonald PickupRonald PickupLt. HarfordMichael JaystonMichael JaystonCol. Crealock

Keywords

StandoffDeathBattlefieldBattleViolenceFightPrequelBritish empireVictoryColonialismSurroundedZuluTribal warfareSpear throwingMortarArmy life

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · WarTheme affinityStandoff · Death · BattlefieldDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · Tribal WarfareDirector preference285014Actor preference57230 · 195869 · 149578

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

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Zulu Dawn has a runtime of 117 minutes.

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