Zulu Dawn 45 years old
The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Credits
Zulu Dawn Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Len Sparrowhawk | as Trooper James |
| Bob Hoskins He was 36, 71 years old when he died | as C.S.M. Williams |
| Paul Copley He was 34, now 80 years old | as Cpl. Storey |
| Denholm Elliott He was 56, 70 years old when he died | as Colonel Pulleine |
| Nicholas Clay He was 32, 53 years old when he died | as Lt. Raw |
| Burt Lancaster He was 65, 80 years old when he died | as Col. Anthony Durnford |
| Ronald Lacey He was 43, 55 years old when he died | as Norris Newman |
| John Mills He was 71, 97 years old when he died | as Sir Henry Bartle Frere |
| James Faulkner He was 30, now 76 years old | as Lt. Melvill |
| Freddie Jones He was 51, 91 years old when he died | as Bishop Colenso |
| Christopher Cazenove He was 35, 66 years old when he died | as Lt. Coghill |
| Peter O'Toole He was 46, 81 years old when he died | as Lord Chelmsford |
| Michael Jayston He was 43, now 89 years old | as Col. Crealock |
| Phil Daniels He was 20, now 66 years old | as Boy Pullen |
| Ronald Pickup He was 38, now 84 years old | as Lt. Harford |
| Anna Calder-Marshall She was 32, now 77 years old | as Fanny Colenso |
| Peter Vaughan He was 56, 93 years old when he died | as QSM Bloomfield |
| Patrick Mynhardt He was 46, 75 years old when he died | as Col. Harness |
| Ken Gampu He was 49, 74 years old when he died | as Mantshonga |
| Simon Ward He was 37, 70 years old when he died | as Lt. Vereker |
| Peter J. Elliott He was 48, now 94 years old | as Sentry |
| Nigel Davenport He was 50, 85 years old when he died | as Col. Hamilton-Brown |
| Ian Yule He was 48, now 93 years old | as Cpl. Fields |
| Simon Sabela He was 48, 62 years old when he died | as Cetshwayo |
| Don Leonard He was 54, 77 years old when he died | as Fannin |
| Brian O'Shaughnessy He was 47, 70 years old when he died | as Maj. Smith R.A. |
| Claire Marshall She was 4, now 49 years old | as Mrs de Witt |
Zulu Dawn Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Irene Lamb as Casting. | Production |
| Dieter Nobbe as Associate Producer. | Production |
| Robin Gregory as Sound Mixer. He was 43 (68) years old when He died | Sound |
| Ousama Rawi as Director of Photography. He was 40 (now 85) years old | Camera |
| Malcolm Cooke as Editor. He was 49 (79) years old when He died | Editing |
| Elmer Bernstein as Original Music Composer. He was 57 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Anthony Story as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Colin Arthur as Makeup Department Head. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Cy Endfield as Screenplay. He was 64 (80) years old when He died | Writing |
| Douglas Hickox as Director. He was 50 (59) years old when He died | Directing |
| Nate Kohn as Producer. | Production |
Zulu Dawn (45 years)
The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!
- Release day: Monday, May 14, 1979
- Runtime: 117 minutes