
The Four Feathers(1939)
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.


“The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!”
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Burt Lancaster
Col. Anthony Durnford

Peter O'Toole
Lord Chelmsford

John Mills
Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Denholm Elliott
Colonel Pulleine

Simon Ward
Lt. Vereker

Nigel Davenport
Col. Hamilton-Brown

Michael Jayston
Col. Crealock

Peter Vaughan
QSM Bloomfield

James Faulkner
Lt. Melvill

Christopher Cazenove
Lt. Coghill
Zulu Dawn is a adventure, drama, history, war film released in 1979 exploring themes of fight, british empire, victory, prequel, battlefield, battle. Directed by Douglas Hickox, it stars Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills. In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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