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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5016292101214
Format: PAL
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageUnknown
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 113 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1979
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Cy Endfield co-wrote the epic prequel Zulu Dawn 15 years after his enormously popular Zulu. Set in 1879, this film depicts the catastrophic Battle of Isandhlwana, which remains the worst defeat of the British army by natives, with the British contingent outnumbered 16-to-1 by the Zulu tribesmen. The film's opinion of events is made immediately clear in its title sequence: ebullient African village life presided over by King Cetshwayo is contrasted with aristocratic artifice under the arrogant eye of General Lord Chelmsford (Peter O'Toole). Chelmsford is at the heart of all that goes wrong, initiating the catastrophic battle with an ultimatum made seemingly for the sake of giving his troops something to do. His detached manner leads to one mistake after another, and this is wryly illustrated in a moment when neither he nor his officers can be bothered to pronounce the name of the land they're in. That it's a beautiful land nonetheless is made clear by the superb cinematography, which drinks in the massive open spaces that shrink the British army to a line of red ants. Splendidly stiff-upper-lipped support comes from a heroic Burt Lancaster and a fluffy, yet gruff, Bob Hoskins. Although the story is less focused and inevitably more diffuse than the concentrated events of Rorke's Drift which followed soon after, Zulu Dawn is an unflinchingly honest depiction of British Imperial diplomacy. --Paul Tonks
Average Rating: 
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This is a movie worth watching with some fair battle scenes in. Political correctness seems to have a strangle grip on the writing of this movie.
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I'm only giving this one four stars because I've given Zulu five stars and Zulu Dawn is admittedly less polished. For full disclosure my review may be skewed by the fact that I grew up in SA and have been to many of these locations and watching this movie is somewhat of a nostalgic experience. That being said, I think that almost anyone can appreciate this movie as a solid rendition of a historical battle.
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If you have any detailed knowlege of the British battles in Zulu Land, you will recognize this was an attempt to fill in the gap after Stanley Baker's excellent movie Zulu. It was unfortunite that Mr Baker couldn't do this production as well. The show lacks numerous detail and the actual battle scenes are disjointed. The incorrect use of carbines instead of rifles is also apparent. The difficulty remains, if you want any film version of the battle of Isandhlwana, this is your only choice. Taken as ... Read More
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The Bottom Line:
It's not as good as Zulu (albeit probably more factually accurate) but it's still a worthy war film which overcomes a slow first hour and delivers a well-directed and action-packed battle for the finale.
Rating:  -
There are many comparisons between the defeat of the British forces at Isandlwana, and the defeat of the US Seventh Cavalry at the Little Big Horn River. This movie shows these very well. The structure of allocating ammunition to those who so badly needed it, as well as the refusal of the command structure to take the threat faced realistically.
This makes a great companion film to "Zulu" I can't think of running one without following up with the other. I had heard of it being released years ... Read More
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