Zulu Dawn
1979-05-14In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

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

Col. Anthony Durnford
Burt Lancaster

Lt. Vereker
Simon Ward

Colonel Pulleine
Denholm Elliott

QSM Bloomfield
Peter Vaughan

Lt. Melvill
James Faulkner

Lt. Coghill
Christopher Cazenove

C.S.M. Williams
Bob Hoskins

Pte Williams
David Bradley

Cpl. Storey
Paul Copley

Maj. Russell R.A.
Donald Pickering

Lt. Raw
Nicholas Clay

Boy Pullen
Phil Daniels

Cpl. Fields
Ian Yule

Sentry
Peter J. Elliott

Maj. Smith R.A.
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Elder Boer
Jan Bruyns
S.M. Kambula
Sydney Chama
Trooper James
Len Sparrowhawk

Lord Chelmsford
Peter O'Toole

Col. Hamilton-Brown
Nigel Davenport

Col. Crealock
Michael Jayston

Lt. Harford
Ronald Pickup

Norris Newman
Ronald Lacey
Fannin
Don Leonard

Col. Harness
Patrick Mynhardt

Lt. Milne
Christopher Chittell

Cetshwayo
Simon Sabela

Mantshonga
Ken Gampu
Bayele
Gilbert Tjabane
Uhama
Abe Temba
Siswe
Muntu Ndebele
Zulu Prisoner
Paul Mafela

Sir Henry Bartle Frere
John Mills

Bishop Colenso
Freddie Jones

Fanny Colenso
Anna Calder-Marshall
Mr de Witt
Kenneth Baker
Mrs de Witt
Claire Marshall

Lady Frere
Vivienne Drummond
Capt. Shepstone (uncredited)
Graham Armitage
Jackson (uncredited)
Terrick Fitzhugh

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Ross Kettle

Isandhlwana Redcoat (uncredited)
Michael Richard
Grenadier (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
Field Hospital Casualty (uncredited)
Ashley Waldorf