Zulu Dawn (1979)

Zulu Dawn (1979)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1979-05-14 Netherlands, United States of America, South Africa 117 Min. PG-13
6 105 votes
Adventure, Drama, History, War

Overview

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

Cast

Burt Lancaster is Col. Anthony Durnford
Col. Anthony Durnford
Simon Ward is Lt. Vereker
Lt. Vereker
Denholm Elliott is Colonel Pulleine
Colonel Pulleine
Peter Vaughan is QSM Bloomfield
QSM Bloomfield
James Faulkner is Lt. Melvill
Lt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove is Lt. Coghill
Lt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins is C.S.M. Williams
C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley is Pte Williams
Pte Williams
Paul Copley is Cpl. Storey
Cpl. Storey
Donald Pickering is Maj. Russell R.A.
Maj. Russell R.A.
Nicholas Clay is Lt. Raw
Lt. Raw
Phil Daniels is Boy Pullen
Boy Pullen
Ian Yule is Cpl. Fields
Cpl. Fields
Peter J. Elliott is Sentry
Sentry
Brian O'Shaughnessy is Maj. Smith R.A.
Maj. Smith R.A.
Jan Bruyns is Elder Boer
Elder Boer
Sydney Chama is S.M. Kambula
S.M. Kambula
Len Sparrowhawk is Trooper James
Trooper James
Peter O'Toole is Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford
Nigel Davenport is Col. Hamilton-Brown
Col. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston is Col. Crealock
Col. Crealock
Ronald Pickup is Lt. Harford
Lt. Harford
Ronald Lacey is Norris Newman
Norris Newman
Don Leonard is Fannin
Fannin
Patrick Mynhardt is Col. Harness
Col. Harness
Christopher Chittell is Lt. Milne
Lt. Milne
Simon Sabela is Cetshwayo
Cetshwayo
Ken Gampu is Mantshonga
Mantshonga
Gilbert Tjabane is Bayele
Bayele
Abe Temba is Uhama
Uhama
Muntu Ndebele is Siswe
Siswe
Paul Mafela is Zulu Prisoner
Zulu Prisoner
John Mills is Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Freddie Jones is Bishop Colenso
Bishop Colenso
Anna Calder-Marshall is Fanny Colenso
Fanny Colenso
Kenneth Baker is Mr de Witt
Mr de Witt
Claire Marshall is Mrs de Witt
Mrs de Witt
Vivienne Drummond is Lady Frere
Lady Frere
Graham Armitage is Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)
Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)
Terrick Fitzhugh is Jackson (uncredited)
Jackson (uncredited)
Ross Kettle is Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Michael Richard is Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Larry Taylor is Grenadier (uncredited)
Grenadier (uncredited)
Ashley Waldorf is Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)
Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)

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