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Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

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Special Features

 

  • Moving Main Menu
  • Scene Index
  • Fact Files
  • Filmographies
  • Period Prints
  • Photo Gallery

Review

 

This dramatic and true story recounts the breathtaking defeat of British forces at the hands of a 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army in 1879.

General Lord Chelmsford (brilliantly portrayed by Peter O'Toole) is the man responsible for the fatal decision to split up the troops based on faulty information provided by the fake Zulu prisoners. Colonel Durnford (Burt Lancaster) is the one armed hero who leads his men into battle with the Zulu forces that outnumber them sixteen to one.

Sir Henry Bartle Frere (John Mills) constructs the impossibly demanding ultimatum which ignites the Zulu chief to an unforgettable show of arms.

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on Zulu Dawn: 4 out of 5 stars

Average rating (2 reviews)

Customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars Decent but not as memorable as Zulu

SCHLOSSADLER | 20/11/2007 | See all SCHLOSSADLER's reviews (34) »

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece!

JonnyT1000 | 14/10/2007 | See all JonnyT1000's reviews (5) »

This is the fantastic prelude to the 1968 film "Zulu" where the leader of the british force's lord chelmsford moves on the zulu's land to disarm the zulu's tyrant of a leader, because the british know so little of the land they r in lord chelmsford makes a radical decision to split his forces based on false information given to him by zulu impie's. 1500 men r dispatched to Ulundi and the other unlucky 500 men r dispatched to Isandlwana where they meet there doom, it all comes down to a few stout british generals and 500 british soliders against a massive horde of 25,000 zulu's! This film has everything, the drama, the action and the thrills, a must have for any Zulu fan, this film also stars bob hoskins and peter o toole.

Technical Details

 

Douglas Hickox

PG

1979

16:9

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

1 hour and 53 minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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