Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

117 mins | Drama, Adventure, War, History | May 14, 1979

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

Zulu Dawn

117 mins | Drama, Adventure, War, History | May 14, 1979

Zulu Dawn
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Lamitas, Samarkand, Zulu Dawn NV
Original title Zulu Dawn
Directors Douglas Hickox, Peter MacDonald
Writers Anthony Story, Cy Endfield

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Col. Anthony Durnford

Denholm Elliott

as Colonel Pulleine

Bob Hoskins

as C.S.M. Williams

Peter O'Toole

as Lord Chelmsford

John Mills

as Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Nigel Davenport

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Simon Ward

as Lt. Vereker

Phil Daniels

as Boy Pullen

Peter Vaughan

as QSM Bloomfield

Ronald Lacey

as Norris Newman

Ronald Pickup

as Lt. Harford

Michael Jayston

as Col. Crealock

David Bradley

as Pte Williams

Christopher Cazenove

as Lt. Coghill

James Faulkner

as Lt. Melvill

Paul Copley

as Cpl. Storey

Ian Yule

as Cpl. Fields

Nicholas Clay

as Lt. Raw

Donald Pickering

as Maj. Russell R.A.

Christopher Chittell

as Lt. Milne

Freddie Jones

as Bishop Colenso

Anna Calder-Marshall

as Fanny Colenso

Kenneth Baker

as Mr de Witt

Claire Marshall

as Mrs de Witt

Vivienne Drummond

as Lady Frere

Patrick Mynhardt

as Col. Harness

Don Leonard

as Fannin

Len Sparrowhawk

as Trooper James

Brian O'Shaughnessy

as Maj. Smith R.A.

Peter J. Elliott

as Sentry

Jan Bruyns

as Elder Boer

Sydney Chama

as S.M. Kambula

Simon Sabela

as Cetshwayo

Ken Gampu

as Mantshonga

Gilbert Tjabane

as Bayele

Abe Temba

as Uhama

Muntu Ndebele

as Siswe

Paul Mafela

as Zulu Prisoner