Zulu Dawn (DVD)

...ofthe co-writers of the epic Zulu staring Michael Cane comes this prequel to the film that e watch every christmas. Set in 1879, this film depicts the catastrophic Battle of Isandhlwana, which remains the worst defeat of the British army by natives--the British contingent was outnumbered 16-to-1 by the Zulu tribesmen. This film is certainly worth watching. The cast is excellent - although a number of them seem a little past their best. Burt Lancaster ...
...a many more bare breasted Zulu women than in the earlier film, makes it clear the film wants to cash in on the original by doing things bigger and better. This film is however an example of where bigger is not always better. The plot is not really up to the scale of the film and much of the time is taken up with dull insuffereable pictures of the British nobility etc, The film sticks regimentally to the formula of the first but again there is no ...

gizmoregis 12.09.2006 (13.09.2006) · Read full review
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...best tactics for fighting the Zulu and watch the Zulu king and tribe counter these tactics and use a fair bit more cunning than has been expected of them. A one armed hero leads the British army into battle, with many of them rightly fearing for their lives unlike their officers who feel it was a matter of when not if they would win the battle. Historians will enjoy this movie immensely, for everyone else though I am still sure its worth the time ...

toastking 22.06.2008 · Read full review
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