Zulu dawn / Serverin films ; directed by Douglas Hickox ; writter, Cy Enfield and Anthony Story ; producer, Nate Kohn ; editor, Malcolm Cooke.

This is the shocking true story of the Battle of Isandlwana: in January 1879, arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the Zulu Nation. When the Zulu king refused their demands, the empire declared war. And in a series of grave tactical bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: Severin Films
Other Authors: Hickox, Douglas, 1929-1988
Endfield, Cy, 1914-1995
Story, Anthony
Kohn, Nathaniel, 1944-
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994
O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013
Ward, Simon, 1941-2012
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English audio.
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Severin films, 1979, ©2013.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
South Africa > History, Military > Drama.
Great Britain > History, Military > Drama.
Great Britain.
South Africa.
Zulu War, 1879 > Drama.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Drama.
Military history.
1879
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Military history.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
This is the shocking true story of the Battle of Isandlwana: in January 1879, arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the Zulu Nation. When the Zulu king refused their demands, the empire declared war. And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British military history.
Note:Special features: the history of the Zulu Wars exclusive new featurette with author Ian Knight. Recreating the war with historical adviser Midge Carter. And a visit to the battlefield, Ian Knight visits the location of the infamous Battle of Isandlwana.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AR9 D0158842 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA: not rated.
Credits:Music, Elmer Bernstein ; director of photography, Ousama Rawi.
System Details:DVD, region: 0, NTSC, Dolby Digital mono, widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Cast:
Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins, John Mills, Denholm Elliott.