Zulu Dawn1979
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The unofficial companion piece to the earlier Zulu. Shows the British getting their asses soundly handed to them by some very angry Zulus in the opening battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Much more accurate than Zulu was, and includes some great performances. Much less an action movie than Zulu, Dawn attempts to make the characters a bit more real and less the military stereotypes of Zulu.
I have had an interest in this period in time since I was a young man in part thanks to this movie and the fuel it provided my young imagination. Its certainly a must for any historical movie buffs!.
Starring
- Christopher Cazenove
- Phil Daniels
- Nigel Davenport
- Denholm Elliott
- Bob Hoskins - C.S.M. Williams
- Michael Jayston
- Ronald Lacey
- Burt Lancaster - Col. Anthony Durnford
- John Mills
- Peter O'Toole
- Ronald Pickup
- Simon Ward
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The unofficial companion piece to the earlier Zulu. Shows the British getting their asses soundly handed to them by some very angry Zulus in the opening battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Much more accurate than Zulu was, and includes some great performances. Much less an action movie than Zulu, Dawn attempts to make the characters a bit more real and less the military stereotypes of Zulu.
I have had an interest in this period in time since I was a young man in part thanks to this movie and the fuel it provided my young imagination. Its certainly a must for any historical movie buffs!.
The all star cast was large;y wasted in this pretty good film ! It had to have been a monumental shoot though!
An above average film on this era.
Visually and historically this film is fabulous but, sound levels are depressingly low the dubbing is poorly done.
Stunning!
Watch "Zulu" instead, or read the book.
very good movie with some good stars
Nuke central Africa! From 20° N to 20° S.
Michael Caine is wonderful, as always.
totally cool one of the best battle sequences evah! great film