Zulu Dawn

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Synopsis

In 1879, the British Colonies, in response to the perceived threat of the Zulu Nation, deliver a deliberately unacceptable ultimatum to the King who responds by putting his people on a war footing. Confident in their weapons technology and organization's ability to crush the seemingly outclassed primitive enemy, the British invade Zululand. General Lord Chelmsford sends in hundreds of British troops in order to squash the spear-carrying Africans with superior fire power. The sheer number of Zulus, however, overwhelms the British infantry. Featuring an all-star cast in Peter O’Toole, Burt Lancaster, Denholm Elliot and Sir John Mills, this film was intended as a companion film to the 1964 classic ‘Zulu’. However, this tense drama and stands alone as one of the finest historical action movies and accurately re-tells the military disaster of the British invasion of Zululand.

Movie info:

Release:

1979

Running Time:

112 min

Certificate:

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

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Genre:

• Action
• , 
• Drama

Cast:

• Peter O'Toole
• John Mills
• Burt Lancaster
• Peter Vaughan

Director:

• Douglas Hickox

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