Summary
Zulu Dawn is an American war film first released in 1979,
directed by Douglas Hickox.
The film stars Burt Lancaster, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan and James Faulkner.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Douglas Hickox
- Script: Cy Endfield, Anthony Story
- Photo: Ousama Rawi
- Music: Elmer Bernstein
- Cast: Burt Lancaster (Col. Anthony Durnford), Simon Ward (Lt. William Vereker), Denholm Elliott (Colonel Pulleine), Peter Vaughan (Q.S.M. Bloomfield), James Faulkner (Lt. Melvill), Christopher Cazenove (Lt. Coghill), Bob Hoskins (C.S.M. Williams), David Bradley (Pte. Williams), Paul Copley (Cpl. Storey), Donald Pickering (Maj. Russell R.A.), Nicholas Clay (Lt. Raw), Phil Daniels (Boy Pullen), Ian Yule (Cpl. Fields), Peter J. Elliott (Sentry), Brian O’Shaughnessy (Maj. Smith R.A.), Jan Bruyns (Elder Boer), Sydney Chama (S. M. Kambula), Len Sparrowhawk (Trooper James), Peter O’Toole (Lord Chelmsford), Nigel Davenport (Col. Hamilton-Brown), Michael Jayston (Col. Crealock), Ronald Pickup (Lt. Harford), Ronald Lacey (Norris Newman), Don Leonard (Fannin), Patrick Mynhardt (Col. Harness), Chris Chittell (Lt. Milne), Simon Sabela (King Cetshwayo), Ken Gampu (Mantshonga), Gilbert Tjabane (Bayele), Abe Temba (Uhama), Mantu Ben Louis Ndebele (Siswe), John Mills (Sir Henry Bartle Frere), Freddie Jones (Bishop Colenso), Anna Calder-Marshall (Fanny Colenso), Kenneth Baker (Mr. de Witt), Claire Marshall (Mrs. de Witt), Vivienne Drummond (Lady Frere), Graham Armitage (Capt. Shepstone), Ray Davies (Sergeant Murphy), Terrick Fitzhugh (Adjutant), Larry Taylor (Grenadier)
- Country: USA / South Africa / Netherlands
- Language: English / Zulu
- Runtime: 113 min
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Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War






