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Mood:
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- SoldierLeadershipPoliticsInterracial RelationsAnti WarCulture ClashGenocideHeroic Mission more...
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Genres:
- AdventureDramaHistoricalPeriodWarAction
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Time/Period:
- 19th Century
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- Africa
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Zulu Dawn, 1979
English, Zulu
USA, South Africa, Netherlands
Profile of Zulu Dawn
The mood of Zulu Dawn is bleak, rough, and exciting. The plot centers around genocide, leadership, and anti-war themes. It is a drama, adventure, and period movie. Stylistically, Zulu Dawn is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Africa. Zulu Dawn happens in the 19th century. It is originally a true story.
Summary of Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn depicts the bloody Battle of Isandhlwana, in which 30,000 Zulu warriors wiped out nearly 1,500 British troops stationed in Natal. The film focuses most sharply on the preparations for battle and the political situation in the region at that time. Taking Zulu chief Cetshwayo's defiant stance on tribal customs as a declaration of war, General Lord Chelmsford sends in hundreds of British troops in order to squash the spear-carrying Africans with superior fire power. The sheer number of Zulus, however, overwhelms the British infantry.
Details
| Language: | English, Zulu |
| Country: | USA, South Africa, Netherlands |
| Release date: | 15 May 1979 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
Cast and Crew
as Col. Anthony Durnford
as Lord Chelmsford
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