• Director: Douglas Hickox
  • Release Year: 1979
  • Production Country: United States, South Africa, Netherlands
  • Language: English, Zulu

Zulu Dawn

Description

British officials trump up an excuse for war and then confidently send their army marching into Zululand, secure in their superiority both on the battlefield and off. But the British soldiers in the field must deal with an intelligent, capable enemy who isn't hampered by their "inferior" weapons or status.

Themes

Anglo-Zulu War (1879), Battle of Isandlwana (22 January 1879), British Empire (1497 – 1997), Zulus, Colony of Natal (1843 – 1910), Kingdom of Zulu (1816 – 1897), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826 – 1884), Invasions, Cross-cultural interpretations, Partition of Africa