USA / South Africa / Netherlands,
1979, 98 min
Directed by:
Douglas HickoxCinematography:
Ousama RawiComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Burt Lancaster, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan, Christopher Cazenove, Bob Hoskins, Nicholas Clay, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Peter O'Toole (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Drama about the infamous 1879 Battle of Islandlhwana, wherein some 1,500 British soldiers where slaughtered by 16 times their number of Zulu warriors led by legendary chief Cetshwayo. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ian Yule
Best movies:
Zulu Dawn (1979)
The Wild Geese (1978)
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
![Michael Jayston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079276_f7e8c3.jpg)
Michael Jayston
UK
Best movies:
Cromwell (1970)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie) - narrator
The Internecine Project (1974)
![Chris Chittell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/384/161384871_56cdbd.jpg)
Chris Chittell
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
The Last Valley (1971)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
![Donald Pickering](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375817_ec2a3c.jpg)
Donald Pickering
UK
Best movies:
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Vivienne Drummond
Best movies:
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
Patrick Mynhardt
South Africa
Best movies:
Zulu Dawn (1979)
The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993) (TV movie)
The Naked Prey (1965)
Larry Taylor
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
The Last Valley (1971)
Masters of Venus (1962)
Simon Sabela
South Africa
Best movies:
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Zulu (1964)
Sydney Chama
Best movies:
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)