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Zulu Dawn (1979)

★ 6.6PG113 min

1979 film by Douglas Hickox

Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British-American adventure war film directed by Douglas Hickox and written by Anthony Storey and Cy Endfield. It is based on Endfield's book of the same name about the historical Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 between British and Zulu forces in South Africa.

Zulu Dawn features an ensemble cast led by Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, and Nigel Davenport. Chronologically it precedes the smaller Battle of Rorke's Drift, which also had opposing British and Zulu forces. Zulu (1964) was a film about the latter battle.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Zulu Dawn about?
Zulu Dawn (1979) — In 1879 South Africa, the administrators of the British Cape Colony have designs to eliminate the Zulus as a hindrance to their colonial economy. To that end, the British present King Cetshwayo with an impossible ultimatum to provoke a war they are sure they can win easily with t
Is Zulu Dawn based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Zulu Dawn scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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