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Zulu Dawn

1979Age guide: 12+

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

★ 6.1/10 · 124 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

  • Burt LancasterCol. Anthony Durnford
  • Peter O'TooleLord Chelmsford
  • John MillsSir Henry Bartle Frere
  • Denholm ElliottColonel Pulleine
  • Simon WardLt. Vereker
  • Nigel DavenportCol. Hamilton-Brown
  • Michael JaystonCol. Crealock
  • Peter VaughanQSM Bloomfield

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

CinemaSerf: Though certainly epic in cinematographic terms, this is a really meandering and over-cast depiction of the Zulu defeat of the British garrison at… Read full review

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