Zulu Dawn

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Zulu Dawn is a 1979 epic historical war film directed by Douglas Hickox, from a screenplay co-written by Cy Endfield. It dramatizes the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 between British and Zulu forces in South Africa, in the Anglo-Zulu War. It serves as a prequel to the Endfield's 1964 film Zulu, which was about the subsequent Battle of Rorke's Drift. Like Zulu, the film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Michael Jayston, Peter Vaughan, James Faulkner, Denholm Elliott, Ken Gampu, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Cazenove and John Mills. The film held its world premiere in London on 29 October 1979. Unlike its predecessor, the film was a critical and commercial disappointment.

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