Zulu Dawn
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Douglas Hickox
Peter MacDonald
David Tomblin
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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 his role as the Commander of the army (Lord Chelmsford) but Burt Lancaster - and his distinctly ropey accent - as "Col. Durnford", features all too sparingly to offer much more than a casual dig at the incompetencies of his boss as the Zulu and the soldiers of the Queen square up. This cast list is impressive but none of the assembled stars of stage and screen are really used to any great effect. History tells us what happens next, and the colourful action scenes are well put together with enthusiastic efforts from the Zulu themselves delivering well staged combat scenes. Sadly, though, we have to wait far too long for these to rescue this from the doldrums of colourful but procedural cinema that offers us little to nourish either our interest in the characters or in the colonial and ambitious politics of the region that prevailed at the time. Underwhelming, sorry!
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The directors of Zulu Dawn are Douglas Hickox, Peter MacDonald, and David Tomblin.
The cast of Zulu Dawn includes Ronald Lacey as Norris Newman, Freddie Jones as Bishop Colenso, James Faulkner as Lt. Melvill, Ronald Pickup as Lt. Harford, Christopher Cazenove as Lt. Coghill, Peter O'Toole as Lord Chelmsford, Phil Daniels as Boy Pullen, Michael Jayston as Col. Crealock, Ken Gampu as Mantshonga, Burt Lancaster as Col. Anthony Durnford, Paul Copley as Cpl. Storey, John Mills as Sir Henry Bartle Frere, and more.
The duration of Zulu Dawn is 1h 57 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Zulu Dawn trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Zulu Dawn was released on 14 May 1979.
Zulu Dawn is listed under Adventure, Drama, History, and War on Fanbiz.
Zulu Dawn has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 19..."
