The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Zulu Dawn (1979) is a adventure, drama, history and war film directed by Douglas Hickox, released on May 14, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills and Denholm Elliott. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 120 ratings.
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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
Michael Jayston
as Col. Crealock
Peter Vaughan
as QSM Bloomfield
James Faulkner
as Lt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove
as Lt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins
as C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley
as Pte Williams
Directed by Douglas Hickox, written by Cy Endfield, Anthony Story and Cy Endfield, produced by Nate Kohn.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 120 ratings.
Though certainly epic in cinematographic terms, this is a really meandering and over-cast depiction of the Zulu defeat of the British garrison at Isandlwana at the end of the 19th century. I'm assuming it was made as a precursor of - and to capitalise upon - the far superior "Zulu" (1964) but right from the get-go it's just wordy and ponderous and, well, lacklustre. Peter O'Toole does exude a certain arrogance in…
Reviewed on December 3, 2022
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Zulu Dawn (1979) is available to stream on Philo, Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and Cineverse Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Zulu Dawn (1979) includes Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills, Denholm Elliott and Simon Ward. The film was directed by Douglas Hickox. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Zulu Dawn was released on May 14, 1979 and runs for 1h 57m.
Zulu Dawn (1979) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 120 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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