Zulu Dawn

6.1

117 minutes

5/14/1979

Overview

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Cast List

Burt Lancaster
as Col. Anthony Durnford
Simon Ward
as Lt. Vereker
Denholm Elliott
as Colonel Pulleine
Peter Vaughan
as QSM Bloomfield
James Faulkner
as Lt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove
as Lt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins
as C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley
as Pte Williams
Paul Copley
as Cpl. Storey
Donald Pickering
as Maj. Russell R.A.
Nicholas Clay
as Lt. Raw
Phil Daniels
as Boy Pullen
Ian Yule
as Cpl. Fields
Peter J. Elliott
as Sentry
Brian O'Shaughnessy
as Maj. Smith R.A.
Jan Bruyns
as Elder Boer
Sydney Chama
as S.M. Kambula
Len Sparrowhawk
as Trooper James
Peter O'Toole
as Lord Chelmsford
Nigel Davenport
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston
as Col. Crealock
Ronald Pickup
as Lt. Harford
Ronald Lacey
as Norris Newman
Don Leonard
as Fannin
Patrick Mynhardt
as Col. Harness
Christopher Chittell
as Lt. Milne
Simon Sabela
as Cetshwayo
Ken Gampu
as Mantshonga
Gilbert Tjabane
as Bayele
Abe Temba
as Uhama
Muntu Ndebele
as Siswe
Paul Mafela
as Zulu Prisoner
John Mills
as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Freddie Jones
as Bishop Colenso
Anna Calder-Marshall
as Fanny Colenso
Kenneth Baker
as Mr de Witt
Claire Marshall
as Mrs de Witt
Vivienne Drummond
as Lady Frere
Graham Armitage
as Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)
Terrick Fitzhugh
as Jackson (uncredited)
Ross Kettle
as Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Michael Richard
as Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
as Grenadier (uncredited)
Ashley Waldorf
as Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)