Zulu Dawn (1979)
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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.
- Released: 1979-05-14
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, War
- Runtime: 1h 57m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 122 votes
Directed by Douglas Hickox.
Top cast
- Burt Lancaster as Col. Anthony Durnford
- Peter O'Toole as Lord Chelmsford
- John Mills as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
- Denholm Elliott as Colonel Pulleine
- Simon Ward as Lt. Vereker
- Nigel Davenport as Col. Hamilton-Brown
- Michael Jayston as Col. Crealock
- Peter Vaughan as QSM Bloomfield
- James Faulkner as Lt. Melvill
- Christopher Cazenove as Lt. Coghill
Where to watch Zulu Dawn
- United States: stream on Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, Bloodstream, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Filmzie, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Bloodstream; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV, Filmzie, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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