"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

6.0(107 votes)

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War

Overview

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

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44 members

Acting

Burt Lancaster

Col. Anthony Durnford

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Simon Ward

Lt. Vereker

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Denholm Elliott

Colonel Pulleine

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Peter Vaughan

QSM Bloomfield

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James Faulkner

Lt. Melvill

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Christopher Cazenove

Lt. Coghill

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Bob Hoskins

C.S.M. Williams

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David Bradley

Pte Williams

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Paul Copley

Cpl. Storey

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Donald Pickering

Maj. Russell R.A.

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Nicholas Clay

Lt. Raw

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Phil Daniels

Boy Pullen

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Ian Yule

Cpl. Fields

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Peter J. Elliott

Sentry

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Brian O'Shaughnessy

Maj. Smith R.A.

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Jan Bruyns

Elder Boer

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Sydney Chama

S.M. Kambula

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Len Sparrowhawk

Trooper James

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Peter O'Toole

Lord Chelmsford

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Nigel Davenport

Col. Hamilton-Brown

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Michael Jayston

Col. Crealock

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Ronald Pickup

Lt. Harford

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Ronald Lacey

Norris Newman

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Don Leonard

Fannin

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Patrick Mynhardt

Col. Harness

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Christopher Chittell

Lt. Milne

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Simon Sabela

Cetshwayo

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Ken Gampu

Mantshonga

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Gilbert Tjabane

Bayele

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Abe Temba

Uhama

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Muntu Ndebele

Siswe

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Paul Mafela

Zulu Prisoner

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John Mills

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

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Freddie Jones

Bishop Colenso

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Anna Calder-Marshall

Fanny Colenso

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Kenneth Baker

Mr de Witt

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Claire Marshall

Mrs de Witt

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Vivienne Drummond

Lady Frere

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Graham Armitage

Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)

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Terrick Fitzhugh

Jackson (uncredited)

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Ross Kettle

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)

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Michael Richard

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)

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Larry Taylor

Grenadier (uncredited)

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Ashley Waldorf

Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)

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