Adventure ·Drama ·History ·War · Netherlands · 1979 · 1h 57m

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn poster
Director
Douglas Hickox
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
Crew
Ousama Rawi — Director of Photography Malcolm Cooke — Editor Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer Cy Endfield — Screenplay Anthony Story — Screenplay Cy Endfield — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Zulu Dawn — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
fightbritish empirevictoryprequelbattlefieldbattledeathcolonialismspear throwingsurroundedstandoffmortar
Key Collaborators
Douglas Hickox Director Ousama Rawi Director of Photography Malcolm Cooke Editor Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer Cy Endfield Screenplay Anthony Story Screenplay Cy Endfield Story Nate Kohn Producer John Rosewarne Production Design John Buckley Costume Design
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