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	Channel 4 - History - Zulu Dawn
		Zulu Dawn was a naked attempt to cash in on the success of Michael Caine's first major movie, Zulu (1964), which even by 1979 –; when this 'prequel' was made – had achieved the status of something of a classic.
		However, whereas Zulu had sacrificed historical accuracy for the sake of compelling drama, Zulu Dawn sacrificed historical accuracy to commercial blandness.
		Although the film begins with an impressive ceremony at the recreated Zulu royal homestead, it fails to offer any convincing Zulu perspective, and its apparent sympathy for the Zulu cause is undermined by an entirely fictitious gladiatorial contest between warriors that might have been written by Rider Haggard in his best 'noble savage' mode.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/t-z/zulu.html (788 words)

	Zulu (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zulu is a 1964 film depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus.
		The rifles used by the Zulus were not taken from the British column at Isandlwana, as the film implies, but had been purchased much earlier.
		The Zulu impis that attacked Rorke's Drift had not participated in the Battle of Isandlwana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zulu_(film) (1025 words)

	rorkesdriftvc.com - Zulu Dawn!
		"Zulu" is the film which has introduced many to the subject of the Anglo-Zulu war with viewers all over the world enjoying the spectacle and brilliant colours shown in the film.
		"Zulu Dawn" on the other hand, is closer to the true events as they occured at Isandhlwana, prior to the engagement at Rorke's Drift.
		In the film, the Zulus shout 'why do you come to the land of the Zulu?' The answer by Melvill was' We come here by the orders of the great Queen Victoria', not 'by the orders of the great white Queen' as it was in reality.
	www.rorkesdriftvc.com /zulu_dawn.htm (1388 words)

	Zulu Dawn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zulu Dawn is a 1979 book and motion picture about the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu military units in 1879 in South Africa.
		The film underscores the series of naïve ideas, blunders, and stupid decisions that lead to a British defeat.
		Another film of the Anglo-Zulu War, Zulu released in 1964, dealing with the Battle of Rorke's Drift, is more popular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zulu_Dawn (158 words)

	Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Zulu Dawn
		Zulu Dawn is the prequel to a called Zulu, which was made 15 years earlier.
		Zulu Dawn's epic battle scenes are some of the most impressive we've ever seen commited to film, and there seem to be many current filmmakers that agree with us.
		Zulu Dawn's influence can be seen in such recent films like Aliens, Starship Troopers and especially Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace.
	www.stomptokyo.com /movies/z/zulu-dawn.html (827 words)

	The ZULU! Website
		The Zulu kingdom had first emerged early in the nineteenth century, with its heartland lying along the eastern seaboard of southern Africa, north of modern Durban.
		The Zulus managed to cut Col. Pearson's right-flank column off from the border, and Pearson's men were besieged for three months at Eshowe.
		The defeat of the Zulu king's forces in two actions, at either end of the country, and within days of each other, demoralised the Zulu, and proved to be the turning point of the war.
	www.kwazulu.co.uk /home.html (797 words)

	Zulu Dawn (1979)
		Setting camp at the foot of Mt. Ishandlwana, the British are totally unprepared for the 25,000 strong Zulu army which, unknowing to them, is just on the other side of the mountain.
		Zulu gave us a few main characters to get to know so that when the fighting did start, we knew who to root for.
		Final Verdict: Zulu Dawn lacks the impact of the original due to the basic fact that it's not as compelling for the majority of it's running time.
	www.popcornpictures.co.uk /zfilms/zuludawn.shtml (614 words)

	Zulu Dawn
		This film, Zulu Dawn, tells the story of the debacle at Islandhwana where spear-carrying Zulus badly mauled British rifles and effected the greatest defeat of so-called natives on British arms.
		ZULU DAWN climaxes with the Battle of Isandhlwana, which immediately preceded the Battle of Rorke's Drift, accurately portrayed in ZULU.
		While the Battle of Isandhlana is important, the real significance of ZULU DAWN lies in its revelation of how the British governor of South Africa orchestrated the war against the Zulu.
	www.shopext.com /iqrnC--Zulu-Dawn.html (613 words)

	Zulus and British re-enact 1879 battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Traditionally, the second week in January is the time when the African Zulu tribes gather before their king to celebrate the ushering in of the new harvest, known as the Umkhosi ceremony.
		Now that battle is re-enacted every Jan. 22 in an homage to the Zulu tribe, known as the People of the Heavens, and the British forebears who fought and died in the Anglo-Zulu War.
		Photo #1: "To honor the one-time South African Zulu foes, the British drummer of the queen's colors is draped in leopard skins.
	wesclark.com /jw/zulu_reenactment.html (556 words)

	VHS : Zulu Dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Zulu campaign was a embarrassment in some ways for the British, and also an un-wanted conflict, but the ultimate result was a crushing British victory a few weeks later under Chelmsford.
		Ok, I just watched "Zulu Dawn", and although it is a good movie - and, allegedly, more historically accurate than "Zulu" by some accounts I have read - it lacks the drama and the human interest value of the earlier film.
		Now, the way the battle of Isandlwana is portrayed in "Zulu Dawn" may very well be as close to historical accuracy as possible: hords of zulu warriors sweeping through the British camp and overwhelming everything in their path.
	vnet.org /Reviews/ItemId/B00000F7AK/ReviewPage/5 (1152 words)

	Zulu Dawn - Three Vignettes
		As the Zulus were housed some three miles beyond a ridge,we were not kept abreast of happenings within their camp, even though we had crew members housed nearby.
		Both David and Peter felt that the Zulu's complaints were legitimate, especially when they learnt that the Zulus had insufficient means with which to remove the thick coating of cooking oil that was repeatedly sprayed onto their skins so that they may glisten in the sun-light.
		It was in the heart of Zululand's barren wasteland whilst on the set of Zulu Dawn that we braved the bitter cold of the pre-dawn Winter of 1978.
	journals.aol.com /mshengu/owensstateofbeing/entries/2006/11/13/zulu-dawn---three-vignettes/2214 (2040 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Zulu Dawn [1979]: Video: Burt Lancaster,Simon Ward,Denholm Elliott,Peter Vaughan,James ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Zulu Dawn isn't in the Zulu league, but if you're interested in the period and can overlook a few historical errors, it's a good addition to that curious subgenre of British epics celebrating their humiliating military defeats.
		The Zulu battle tactic of the 'horns of a bullalo' are not explained at all in the movie,the fact that the entire camp was surrounded and swallowed up in less than an hour and that it was a total eclipse of the sun on that day, which is important to the Zulu's.
		After trying to establish a Zulu and a British perspective, as soon as the fighting starts the Zulus are condemned to longshots and the focus rests on the routed British, Some effort should have been made to show how badly mauled the Zulus were by the British fire.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Zulu-Dawn-Burt-Lancaster/dp/B00004I9ND (2109 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A large regiment of Zulu warriors carrying shields and assegais (stabbing spears) are seen running into the Kraal whilst the sound of tribal singing, chanting and drum beating escalates.
		VEREKER and the SIKALI HORSE ascend the ridge.
		The ZULUS are among the NATAL NATIVES, stabbing, stabbing, stabbing.
	www.un-official.com /The_Daily_Script/zuludawn.txt (12410 words)

	Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean: DVD: Zulu Dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A prequel to the war epic "Zulu", this dramatic story recounts the breathtaking defeat of British forces at the hands of a 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army in 1870.
		What you don't find here is the historical fact that the Zulus were being gunned down continuously but due to the constant firing of the British issued Martini rifles the weapons overheated causing them to malfuction.
		It is slower that Zulu, as it must lay the ground work for the greatest humiliation of the British Army and why.
	www.rowanatkinson.org /2-130-B0009UVCR6-Zulu_Dawn.html (729 words)

	Zulu Dawn (1979) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Despite the defeat, the Zulus are first humiliated at Roark's Drift and then crushed at the Battle of Ulundi.
		"Zulu Dawn" chronicles the chain of events that led up to the British debacle at Isandlwana, the worst defeat ever suffered by a professional army at the hands of native forces in history.
		With his understanding of the Zulu warrior and his knowledge of the topography, Durnford would obviously be of great use in the coming campaign, but almost immediately there is tension between the two men.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080180 (1041 words)

	Zulu Dawn Soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein @ Cinemusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Zulu Dawn Soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein @ Cinemusic
		This is all the more confusing when you consider that this is supposed to be a film about the complete slaughter of the British army at the hands of Zulu warriors (the nerve of those nasty little buggers, resisting imperialism like that).
		I'm still not sure that I'd place Zulu Dawn on the same tier with Barry's effort, but Bernstein's is still an excellent score in it's own right.
	www.cinemusic.net /reviews/2003/zulu_dawn.html (978 words)

	Zulu Dawn
		British disastrous defeat by the Zulu warriors in South Africa; a prequel to the movie "Zulu".
		Meanwhile, a large army of Zulu warriors was approaching the encampment.
		After the battle, in order to set the spirits free, the Zulus tore open the bodies of their own dead, as well as those of the British.
	www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/zuludawn.html (723 words)

	Branica Store :: Zulu Dawn
		For me "Zulu Dawn" has always been a better film from the historical point of view (a part from the in some "shots" strange "silky" look of the red infantry tunics), specially the battle itself wich is clearly depicted in all his parts.
		The viewer once again is coached into feeling sympathy for the British once defeated even though it was the British who broke the treaties, crossed into restricted lands and threatened a people who up to that point honored their right to settlement in (their) land.
		These Africans were highly intelligent and very skilled at not only closed combat, closed order drill and unit tactics but they excelled at battlefield logistics by having supply and reinforcement units at their disposal to continue the fight for days.
	www.branica.com /wwwinfo/store/B00000F7AK/Zulu_Dawn.html (948 words)

	DVD Classics Double-Feature: Zulu Dawn and Zulu
		"Zulu Dawn," filmed in 1979, is a prequel to the 1964 classic "Zulu." The former focuses on the disastrous—for Britain anyway—Battle of Isandlwana that took place on the morning of 22 January while the latter chronicles the heroic British defense at Rorke's Drift in the afternoon and evening of 22 January.
		The disaster at Isandlwana where the Zulu overran a British column and killed some 1300 troops reverberated across the Empire and led to the downfall of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's government.
		The Zulus were decisively defeated, their king exiled, and his kingdom broken up.
	www.military.com /opinion/0,15202,88605,00.html (761 words)

	Zulu Dawn - John Mills, Peter O'toole 1979
		As `Zulu' is about the battle of O'rourke's drift, one of the most celebrated victories in British military history, ZD deals with one of the biggest defeats of the British army by an indigenous force.
		Above all, most of the Zulus were addicted to drugs given by their sorcerers so they could not feel the bullets.
		Driven by their racist arrogance and by a typical Zulu-superiority complex (that the Zulus had against all other fl tribes) they went further into the territory of the other fl nations until they were stopped by a small British company (the 2nd Warwickshire Regiment) at Rorke's drift "Zulu (1964)" just the day after.
	www.learmedia.ca /product_info.php/products_id/658 (1494 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - DVD, Movie, Video: Zulu Dawn, Burt Lancaster, DVD, Color
		The script by Cy Endfield (who wrote Zulu as well) lays out with commendable accuracy the failures in diplomacy that led up to this bloody encounter; it is shown time and again that the British command was obstinate and condescending in dealing with the Zulu nation.
		Zulu Dawn lacks the spark that separates a truly classic movie from the merely entertaining ones, but we don’t mean to minimize its charms.
		ZULU DAWN was produced without the big studio budget of ZULU.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?EAN=844628010184&userid=kB2G5Z0CD3&cds2Pid=322&linkid=526360 (550 words)

	Thesis on Zulu Dawn.
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		Zulu Dawn captures the emotions of the battle of Isandhlwana from the British point of view in an accurate matter.
		Also true was that the ammo was distributed in such a fashion so that many troops were unable to use their runs since they were out of shells.
	www.emailessay.com /paper/Zulu_Dawn-173217.html (195 words)

	Zulu Dawn Movie: Zulu Dawn DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		ZULU DAWN depicts the bloody Battle of Isandhlwana, in which 30,000 Zulu warriors wiped out nearly 1,500 British troops stationed in Natal.
		Taking Zulu chief Cetshwayo's defiant stance on tribal customs as a declaration of war, General Lord Chelmsford sends in hundreds of British troops in order to squash the spear-carrying Africans with superior fire power.
		The sheer number of Zulus, however, overwhelms the British infantry.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/844628010184IE (196 words)

	Zulu Dawn - Memorable TV Features and Giveaways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		To celebrate the release of the classic Zulu Dawn on 20 April 2006, we have five copies to give away thanks to those lovely folks at Polyphony Entertainment.
		We have five copies of Zulu Dawn to give away, to win one all you have to do is tell us which year the original Zulu with Michael Caine was released.
		The Competition runs until 20 May 2006 and to enter simply send your answer to competition @memorabletv.com and remember to put "Zulu Dawn" in your subject line as otherwise you will not be entered into the comp.
	www.memorabletv.com /features06/zuludawn.htm (235 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Zulu Dawn at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		What fans of Zulu may not know is that the 1979 movie Zulu Dawn concerns the battle of Isandhlwana where the British were so thoroughly defeated.
		The director of Zulu Dawn, Douglas Hickox was relegated to a career of made for TV movies however this is worth seeing.
		According to Zulu Dawn, the troops were too spread out; failed to form a solid perimeter; split their forces; and the prissy quartermaster refused to issue ammunition even during the height of the massacre.
	www.epinions.com /content_128751472260 (611 words)

	rorkesdriftvc.com - Zulu
		The film 'Zulu' was made in 1964, starring Sir Stanley Baker as Chard, Sir Michael Caine as Bromhead.
		The film which was co-produced by Sir Stanley Baker and Cy Endfield with music by John Barry (who also wrote music for the James Bond films) and it still remains to me one of the most dramatic and gripping films ever made.
		There were two parties who warned the post of the possible approach of the Zulus and told of the events at Isandhlwana.
	rorkesdriftvc.com /zulu.htm (985 words)

	DVD Savant Review: Zulu
		His Zulu Dawn was a prequel that explained the fighting that occurred the day before Zulu's battle at Rorke's Drift.
		In Zulu, the previous encounter at Isandlwanda is described as solely a massacre of 1200 troops at the hands of an overwhelming number of Zulus, and audiences assumed that the events were some sort of massive native uprising.
		As Zulu Dawn later clarified, what actually happened was an unprovoked invasion of Zululand by the governor of the pre-South African Natal province.
	www.dvdtalk.com /dvdsavant/s639zulu.html (1008 words)

	The Zulu War 1879
		A dangerous mix of self-confidence and contempt for their foes infected many in the British Army during the Zulu War.
		Zulu kingdom was a threat to this policy.
		the Zulu, and proved to be the turning point of the war.
	www.36regimentra.org.uk /ZuluWar1879 (919 words)

	dvd Zulu Dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Set in 1879, this film depicts the catastrophic Battle of Isandhlwana, which remains the worst defeat of the British army by natives, with the British contingent outnumbered 16-to-1 by the Zulu tribesmen.
		I have long been a fan of XIXth century history, the zulu wars were first the subject of the epic "Zulu" (introducing Michael Caine I believe) wich was very good in his time...
		I thought the movie was very good in that an attempt although a very week one, (but an attempt all the same) was made to tell the story of Indigenous soldiers defending their homeland in a last gasp against European Imperialism.
	savebazar.com /P-Dvd-QjAwMDAwRjdBSw%3D%3D-Zulu+Dawn.html (751 words)

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