Zulu Dawn

The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!

Duration: 117 min

Release date: 1979-05-14

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

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as Col. Anthony Durnford

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

as Colonel Pulleine

as QSM Bloomfield

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

as C.S.M. Williams

as Pte Williams

Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

as Maj. Russell R.A.

Peter J. Elliott

Peter J. Elliott

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Brian O'Shaughnessy

as Maj. Smith R.A.

as S.M. Kambula

Len Sparrowhawk

Len Sparrowhawk

as Trooper James

as Lord Chelmsford

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

as Col. Crealock

as Norris Newman

Patrick Mynhardt

Patrick Mynhardt

as Col. Harness

Christopher Chittell

Christopher Chittell

Gilbert Tjabane

Gilbert Tjabane

as Zulu Prisoner

as Sir Henry Bartle Frere

as Bishop Colenso

Anna Calder-Marshall

Anna Calder-Marshall

as Fanny Colenso

Claire Marshall

Claire Marshall

Vivienne Drummond

Vivienne Drummond

Graham Armitage

Graham Armitage

as Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)

Terrick Fitzhugh

Terrick Fitzhugh

as Jackson (uncredited)

as Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)

Michael Richard

Michael Richard

as Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)

as Grenadier (uncredited)

as Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)

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Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Robin O'Donoghue

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Assistant

Gerry Humphreys

Gerry Humphreys

Peter MacDonald

Peter MacDonald

Second Unit Director

Second Unit Director

Hair Department Head

Production Design

Associate Producer

Barrie Saint Clair

Barrie Saint Clair

Executive Producer

Makeup Department Head

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