Zulu Dawn - Trailer 1979
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- Release Date: 1979
- Runtime: 113 min
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
- Starring: Burt Lancaster, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan ... see all
- Director: Douglas Hickox
- Plot: In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Despite the defeat, the Zulus are first humiliated at Roark's Drift and then... Read more
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Its not Zulu
Jun 29, 2006
jayce921 - yahoo.com
Jun 29, 2006jayce921 - yahoo.com
Its not Zulu. The acting, or the story. But it is still a great "Victorian Colonial" flick. It is visually appealing to enthusists of the time period.... Full review
A fine historical drama
Jan 07, 2006
dwightet - yahoo.com
Jan 07, 2006dwightet - yahoo.com
Put this on your list of good historical war dramas (A Bridge Too Far, The Bridges of Toko-Ri, for example). Well acted, tremendous action scenes and a memorable ending with the Union Jack float down into the river. Burt Lancaster is... Full review
Zulu Dawn the movie
Jan 07, 2006
amtpollo - yahoo.com
Jan 07, 2006amtpollo - yahoo.com
Zulu Dawn chronicles the true story of the Britsh defeat at Isandlewana.While the movie isnt as good as Zulu the film does have its good points. It is historicly accurate and the fight scenes are very well done some parts are... Full review
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| Sep 27, 2005DVD Talk
Whereas Zulu was a 60s Queen-and-country feel-good movie, 1979's Zulu Dawn is another story altogether
See this footnote from the original Director of Photography.
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