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

1979

1h 57m

6.1(121 votes)

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Overview

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

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Burt Lancaster

Col. Anthony Durnford

Peter O'Toole

Lord Chelmsford

John Mills

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Denholm Elliott

Colonel Pulleine

Simon Ward

Lt. Vereker

Nigel Davenport

Col. Hamilton-Brown

Michael Jayston

Col. Crealock

Peter Vaughan

QSM Bloomfield

James Faulkner

Lt. Melvill

Christopher Cazenove

Lt. Coghill

Creative team

Directed by: Douglas Hickox
Written by: Cy Endfield
Anthony Story
Produced by: Nate Kohn

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