Zulu Dawn
Plot: In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Release Date:
Monday, May 14 1979
45 years ago
45 years ago
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Cast
Burt Lancaster. Burt Lancaster was 65 in Zulu Dawn as 'Col. Anthony Durnford'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 02 1913 –
Died: Thu, Oct 20 1994
Died: Thu, Oct 20 1994
Simon Ward. Simon Ward was 37 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lt. Vereker'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1941 –
Died: Fri, Jul 20 2012
Died: Fri, Jul 20 2012
Denholm Elliott. Denholm Elliott was 56 in Zulu Dawn as 'Colonel Pulleine'.Birthday: Wed, May 31 1922 –
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1992
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1992
Peter Vaughan. Peter Vaughan was 56 in Zulu Dawn as 'QSM Bloomfield'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 04 1923 –
Died: Tue, Dec 06 2016
Died: Tue, Dec 06 2016
James Faulkner
Christopher Cazenove. Christopher Cazenove was 33 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lt. Coghill'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 17 1945 –
Died: Wed, Apr 07 2010
Died: Wed, Apr 07 2010
Bob Hoskins. Bob Hoskins was 36 in Zulu Dawn as 'C.S.M. Williams'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 26 1942 –
Died: Tue, Apr 29 2014
Died: Tue, Apr 29 2014
David Bradley
Paul Copley
Donald Pickering. Donald Pickering was 45 in Zulu Dawn as 'Maj. Russell R.A.'.Birthday: Wed, Nov 15 1933 –
Died: Sat, Dec 19 2009
Died: Sat, Dec 19 2009
Nicholas Clay. Nicholas Clay was 32 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lt. Raw'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 18 1946 –
Died: Thu, May 25 2000
Died: Thu, May 25 2000
Phil Daniels
Ian Yule. Ian Yule was 48 in Zulu Dawn as 'Cpl. Fields'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1931 –
Died: Thu, Dec 03 2020
Died: Thu, Dec 03 2020
Peter J. Elliott. Peter J. Elliott was 48 in Zulu Dawn as 'Sentry'.Birthday: Sat, Jun 14 1930 –
Died: Thu, Dec 01 2016
Died: Thu, Dec 01 2016
Brian O'Shaughnessy. Brian O'Shaughnessy was 48 in Zulu Dawn as 'Maj. Smith R.A.'.Birthday: Tue, May 05 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jul 14 2001
Died: Sat, Jul 14 2001
Peter O'Toole. Peter O'Toole was 46 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lord Chelmsford'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 02 1932 –
Died: Sat, Dec 14 2013
Died: Sat, Dec 14 2013
Nigel Davenport. Nigel Davenport was 50 in Zulu Dawn as 'Col. Hamilton-Brown'.Birthday: Wed, May 23 1928 –
Died: Fri, Oct 25 2013
Died: Fri, Oct 25 2013
Michael Jayston. Michael Jayston was 43 in Zulu Dawn as 'Col. Crealock'.Birthday: Tue, Oct 29 1935 –
Died: Mon, Feb 05 2024
Died: Mon, Feb 05 2024
Ronald Pickup. Ronald Pickup was 38 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lt. Harford'.Birthday: Fri, Jun 07 1940 –
Died: Thu, Feb 25 2021
Died: Thu, Feb 25 2021
Ronald Lacey. Ronald Lacey was 43 in Zulu Dawn as 'Norris Newman'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 28 1935 –
Died: Wed, May 15 1991
Died: Wed, May 15 1991
Patrick Mynhardt. Patrick Mynhardt was 46 in Zulu Dawn as 'Col. Harness'.Birthday: Sun, Jun 12 1932 –
Died: Thu, Oct 25 2007
Died: Thu, Oct 25 2007
Christopher Chittell. Christopher Chittell was 30 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lt. Milne'.Birthday: Wed, May 19 1948
Simon Sabela. Simon Sabela was 48 in Zulu Dawn as 'Cetshwayo'.Birthday: Tue, Mar 10 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1994
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1994
Ken Gampu. Ken Gampu was 49 in Zulu Dawn as 'Mantshonga'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 28 1929 –
Died: Tue, Nov 04 2003
Died: Tue, Nov 04 2003
John Mills. John Mills was 71 in Zulu Dawn as 'Sir Henry Bartle Frere'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 22 1908 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 2005
Died: Sat, Apr 23 2005
Freddie Jones. Freddie Jones was 51 in Zulu Dawn as 'Bishop Colenso'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 12 1927 –
Died: Tue, Jul 09 2019
Died: Tue, Jul 09 2019
Anna Calder-Marshall. Anna Calder-Marshall was 32 in Zulu Dawn as 'Fanny Colenso'.Birthday: Sat, Jan 11 1947
Kenneth Baker. Kenneth Baker was 57 in Zulu Dawn as 'Mr de Witt'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1921 –
Died: Sat, Sep 18 2010
Died: Sat, Sep 18 2010
Vivienne Drummond. Vivienne Drummond was 51 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lady Frere'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 12 1927 –
Died: Wed, Oct 07 1987
Died: Wed, Oct 07 1987
Graham Armitage. Graham Armitage was 43 in Zulu Dawn as 'Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 24 1936 –
Died: Sat, Mar 06 1999
Died: Sat, Mar 06 1999
Terrick Fitzhugh. Terrick Fitzhugh was >> in Zulu Dawn as 'Jackson (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ross Kettle. Ross Kettle was 17 in Zulu Dawn as 'Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 19 1961
Michael Richard. Michael Richard was >> in Zulu Dawn as 'Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Larry Taylor. Larry Taylor was 60 in Zulu Dawn as 'Grenadier (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 13 1918 –
Died: Wed, Aug 06 2003
Died: Wed, Aug 06 2003
Ashley Waldorf. Ashley Waldorf was >> in Zulu Dawn as 'Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Crew
Douglas Hickox. Douglas Hickox was 50 in Zulu Dawn as 'Director'Birthday: Thu, Jan 10 1929 –
Died: Mon, Jul 25 1988
Died: Mon, Jul 25 1988
Peter MacDonald. Peter MacDonald was 40 in Zulu Dawn as 'Second Unit Director'Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1939
David Tomblin. David Tomblin was 48 in Zulu Dawn as 'Second Unit Director'Birthday: Sat, Oct 18 1930 –
Died: Wed, Jul 20 2005
Died: Wed, Jul 20 2005
Cy Endfield. Cy Endfield was 64 in Zulu Dawn as 'Screenplay, Story'Birthday: Tue, Nov 10 1914 –
Died: Sun, Apr 16 1995
Died: Sun, Apr 16 1995
Barrie Saint Clair. Barrie Saint Clair was >> in Zulu Dawn as 'Executive Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Malcolm Cooke. Malcolm Cooke was 49 in Zulu Dawn as 'Editor'Birthday: Sun, Jun 23 1929 –
Died: Tue, Dec 02 2008
Died: Tue, Dec 02 2008
Elmer Bernstein. Elmer Bernstein was 57 in Zulu Dawn as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Tue, Apr 04 1922 –
Died: Wed, Aug 18 2004
Died: Wed, Aug 18 2004
Gerry Humphreys. Gerry Humphreys was 48 in Zulu Dawn as 'Sound Mixer'Birthday: Mon, May 11 1931 –
Died: Tue, Dec 05 2006
Died: Tue, Dec 05 2006
Colin Arthur. Colin Arthur was 36 in Zulu Dawn as 'Makeup Department Head'Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1943
Robin O'Donoghue. Robin O'Donoghue was >> in Zulu Dawn as 'Sound Assistant'Birthday: Unknown Birthday