Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!

PG 1979 · 117 min · ★ 6.1 · Adventure, Drama, History, War

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

Directed by Douglas Hickox · Written by Cy Endfield

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