Zulu Dawn

Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins and Sir John Mills, the shocking true story of the Battle of Isandhlwana is brought to life in this all-star cast film. In January 1879, officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the Zulu Nation, leading to a war declaration by the Empire when the Zulu King refused their demands. This ultimately resulted in a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers facing an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in a series of grave tactical blunders, marking the most horrifying disaster in British military history.

Nigel Davenport (CHARIOTS OF FIRE), Denholm Elliott (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK), Phil Daniels (QUADROPHENIA) and 13,000 actual Zulus co-star in this acclaimed prequel to the classic ZULU, now with exclusive Bonus Features, fully restored to its correct aspect ratio, and re-mastered in stunning HD for the first time ever in America.

The film has been praised by The New York Times as a "Sweeping Battle...Top-Flight Cast... An Eye-Catching Film." DVD Savant calls it “A SUPERB EPIC WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST... A staggering spectacle, with fighting men real men, not CGI pixels stretching as far as the eye can see.” Meanwhile, the London Observer notes that "The screen is constantly filled with action."

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