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Cast
Burt Lancaster | As: Col. Anthony Durnford | |
Simon Ward | As: Lt. Vereker | |
Denholm Elliott | As: Colonel Pulleine | |
Peter Vaughan | As: QSM Bloomfield | |
James Faulkner | As: Lt. Melvill |
Storyline
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Tagline: | The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant! |
Certification: | PG |
Details
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Language: isiZulu, English
Release Date: 14 May 1979
Country: NL, US, ZA
Runtime: 117m
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Company Credits
Company: Lamitas, Samarkand, Zulu Dawn NV
Budget: $11,750,000
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Cast
Burt Lancaster |
Col. Anthony Durnford |
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Simon Ward |
Lt. Vereker |
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Denholm Elliott |
Colonel Pulleine |
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Peter Vaughan |
QSM Bloomfield |
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James Faulkner |
Lt. Melvill |
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Christopher Cazenove |
Lt. Coghill |
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Bob Hoskins |
C.S.M. Williams |
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David Bradley |
Pte Williams |
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Paul Copley |
Cpl. Storey |
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Donald Pickering |
Maj. Russell R.A. |
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Nicholas Clay |
Lt. Raw |
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Phil Daniels |
Boy Pullen |
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Ian Yule |
Cpl. Fields |
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Peter J. Elliott |
Sentry |
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Brian O'Shaughnessy |
Maj. Smith R.A. |
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Jan Bruyns |
Elder Boer |
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Sydney Chama |
S.M. Kambula |
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Len Sparrowhawk |
Trooper James |
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Peter O'Toole |
Lord Chelmsford |
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Nigel Davenport |
Col. Hamilton-Brown |
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Michael Jayston |
Col. Crealock |
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Ronald Pickup |
Lt. Harford |
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Ronald Lacey |
Norris Newman |
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Don Leonard |
Fannin |
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Patrick Mynhardt |
Col. Harness |
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Christopher Chittell |
Lt. Milne |
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Simon Sabela |
Cetshwayo |
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Ken Gampu |
Mantshonga |
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Gilbert Tjabane |
Bayele |
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Abe Temba |
Uhama |
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Muntu Ndebele |
Siswe |
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Paul Mafela |
Zulu Prisoner |
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John Mills |
Sir Henry Bartle Frere |
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Freddie Jones |
Bishop Colenso |
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Anna Calder-Marshall |
Fanny Colenso |
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Kenneth Baker |
Mr de Witt |
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Claire Marshall |
Mrs de Witt |
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Vivienne Drummond |
Lady Frere |
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Graham Armitage |
Capt. Shepstone (uncredited) |
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Terrick Fitzhugh |
Jackson (uncredited) |
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Ross Kettle |
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited) |
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Michael Richard |
Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited) |
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Larry Taylor |
Grenadier (uncredited) |
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Ashley Waldorf |
Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited) |
Directed By
Douglas Hickox |
Director |
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Peter MacDonald |
Second Unit Director |
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David Tomblin |
Second Unit Director |
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Writing Credits
Cy Endfield |
Screenplay |
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Anthony Story |
Screenplay |
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Cy Endfield |
Story |
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Production Crew
Nate Kohn |
Producer |
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James Faulkner |
Co-Producer |
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Dieter Nobbe |
Associate Producer |
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Barrie Saint Clair |
Executive Producer |
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Irene Lamb |
Casting |
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Edited By
Malcolm Cooke |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Colin Polson |
Hair Department Head |
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John Buckley |
Costume Design |
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Colin Arthur |
Makeup Department Head |
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Sound
Elmer Bernstein |
Original Music Composer |
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Robin O'Donoghue |
Sound Assistant |
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Don Sharpe |
Sound Editor |
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Terry Sharratt |
Boom Operator |
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Gerry Humphreys |
Sound Mixer |
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Robin Gregory |
Sound Mixer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Ousama Rawi |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Peter Williams |
Art Direction |
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John Rosewarne |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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