| Burt Lancaster | Col. Anthony Durnford |
| Peter O'Toole | Lord Chelmsford |
| Simon Ward | William Vereker |
| John Mills | Sir Henry Bartle Frere |
| Nigel Davenport | Col. Hamilton-Brown |
| Denholm Elliott | Lt. Col. Pulleine |
| Michael Jayston | Col. Crealock |
| Ronald Lacey | Norris Newman |
| Freddie Jones | Bishop Colenso |
| Christopher Cazenove | Lt. Coghill |
| Ronald Pickup | Lt. Har-ford |
| Donald Pickering | Maj. Russell |
| Anna Calder-Marshall | Fanny Colenso |
| James Faulkner | Lt. Melvill |
| Peter Vaughan | QSM Bloomfield |
| Graham Armitage | Capt. Shepstone |
| Bob Hoskins | Sgt. Maj. Williams |
| Dai Bradley | Pvt. Williams |
| Paul Copley | Cpl. Storey |
| Christopher Chittell | Lt. Milne |
| Nicholas Clay | Lt. Raw |
| Patrick Mynhardt | Maj. Harness |
| Brian O'Shaughnessy | Maj. Smith |
| Simon Sabela | Cetshwayo |
| Midge Carter | Lt. Cavaye |
| Phil Daniels | Boy Soldier Pullen |
| Ken Gampu | Mantshonga |
| Ray Davies | Sgt. Murphy |
| Douglas Hickox | Director |
| Elmer Bernstein | Score Composer |
| Malcolm Cooke | Editor |
| Cy Raker Endfield | Screenwriter |
| James Faulkner | Co-producer |
| Robin Gregory | Sound Mixer |
| Nathaniel Kohn | Producer |
| Dieter Nobbe | Associate Producer |
| Ousama Rawi | Cinematographer |
| Doug Robinson | Stunts |
| John Rosewarne | Production Designer |
| Barrie Saint Clair | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Storey | Screenwriter |
| Peter Williams | Art Director |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
ZULU DAWN was produced without the big studio budget of ZULU. However, this film does its best to show the political factions on both British and Zulu sides. Unlike some of the big Hollywood movies about famous (and obscure) battles, ZULU DAWN tries to present a more well-rounded aspect by giving the Zulus the respect they deserve. (The actor who plays Cateswayo, the Zulu chief, in ZULU DAWN also played a Zulu warrior in ZULU.) When first released on video in the mid-80s, the audio was quite poor. Hopefully, this has been resolved on the DVD. Well-acted, well-directed, and the battle scene is thrilling, history buffs and military buffs are bound to enjoy this.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This movie is about the battle of Isandlhwana fought January 22, 1879 between British forces and the Zulu people of South Africa. This action preceded a defense by 148 British soldiers at Rorke's Drift which was depicted in the excellent movie Zulu with Michael Caine made in 1965. Made approximately 10 years later it is truer to the events with some minor historical liberties but it is I believe one of the best action/historical movies ever made. It's somewhat slow start takes off later and you get a very real sense of the battle, the mistakes made and the character of both sides. Highly recommended.
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Posted May 5, 2010
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