# Zulu Dawn (1979)

> An expansive historical war drama depicting the British Empire’s disastrous underestimation of the Zulu nation at Isandlwana.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10856

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, War
- Director: Douglas Hickox
- Cast: Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills, Denholm Elliott, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Michael Jayston, Peter Vaughan
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: foreboding, bleak, epic, historical film night, war cinema marathon

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- [Cleopatra (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/3965)

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