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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!

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

19791h 57mPGAdventure, Drama, History, War

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About Zulu Dawn

Directors
Douglas Hickox
Cast
Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills, Denholm Elliott, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History, War
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
Netherlands, United States of America, South Africa
Status
Released

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