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6.1In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Released: 1979-05-14117 minDir: Douglas HickoxAdventure, Drama, History, WarBudget: $11.8MBox office: $1.9MPart of: Zulu Collection
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Cast
- 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
Themes
- fight
- british empire
- victory
- prequel
- battlefield
- battle
- death
- colonialism
- spear throwing
- surrounded
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Douglas Hickox
- Screenwriter
- Cy Endfield
- Cast member
- Dai Bradley
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- James Faulkner
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- South Africa
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 837790
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1979-01-01
- title
- Zulu Dawn
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 50%
- characters
- Cetshwayo kaMpande
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