Zulu Dawn
May 14 1979
•2h 57m
•Adventure, Drama, History, War
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Burt Lancaster
Col. Anthony Durnford
Simon Ward
Lt. Vereker
Denholm Elliott
Colonel Pulleine
Peter Vaughan
QSM Bloomfield
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