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Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

May 14, 1979
1h 57m
Adventure
Drama
History
War
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

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Details

Director
Douglas Hickox
Cast
Burt Lancaster, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan, James Faulkner, Christopher Cazenove, Bob Hoskins, David Bradley, Paul Copley, Donald Pickering
Release Date
May 14, 1979
Production
Lamitas, Samarkand, Zulu Dawn NV

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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