Zulu dawn [videorecording] / Serverin films ; directed by Douglas Hickox ; writter, Cy Enfield and Anthony Story ; producer, Nate Kohn ; editor, Malcolm Cooke.
Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins, John Mills, Denholm Elliott. 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.
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.
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