Zulu Dawn

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Although made some 15 years after the 1964 flim "Zulu", this film is actually the "prequel" to the </div> <div> other and should be viewed first in order for a better understanding of these two events in the British invasion of Zululand. The cast contains too many splendid actors and performances to single any out. Some historical errors </div> <div> do creep in but, on the whole, the film conveys the look and feel of the real thing. Very much worth viewing. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Cast</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="774" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#000066 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Sir John Mills (Sir Bartle Frere)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Peter O'toole (Lord Chelmsford)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Denholm Elliott  (Lieutenant Colonel Pulleine) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Burt Lancaster (Colonel Durnford) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Simon Ward Lieutenant (William Vereker) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Bob Hoskins  (C.S.M. Williams) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Peter Vaughan  (QSM Bloomfield)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> James Faulkner  (Lieutenant Melvill) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> ChristopherCazenove  (Lieutenant Coghill) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Brian O'Shaughness  (Major Smith) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> David Bradley  (Private Williams) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Paul Copley  (Corporal Storey) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Donald Pickering  (Major Russell) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nicholas Clay  (Lieutenant Raw)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="276"><div> Phil Daniels  (Boy Pullen)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Ian Yule  (Corporal Fields) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div>  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="276"><div>  Peter J Elliott  (Sentry)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="03179fd0.png" border=0 width="121" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The battle of Isandlwana. 25000 zulu warriors outnumber the british 16 to 1. </B></div> <div> <B>Causing the British empire's worst military loss ever. And also for a modern day army.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xa22fTxqKhc&hl=en&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xa22fTxqKhc&hl=en&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Some Still's from Zulu Dawn</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="665" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF00" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 229 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03240dd0.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0333fdf0.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="322"><div> Burt Lancaster </div> <div> (Colonel Durnford) </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="324"><div> Nicholas Clay  (Lieutenant Raw), ChristopherCazenove  (Lieutenant Coghill), </div> <div> James Faulkner  (Lieutenant Melvill)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 232 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0343fe20.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0353edf0.jpg" border=0 width="318" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="322"><div> Ishandlwana before the Attack</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="324"><div> The Colours are taken</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 210 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1772cc50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1782cc50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="471" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF00" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1768cc60.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1748ec70.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="199" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1759ac80.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Some Video Covers from 'Zulu Dawn'</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Unfortunately, unlike "Zulu", "Zulu Dawn" dialogue has very few memorable phrases which spring to mind and </div> <div> which you can bring into everyday conversation or use in your business presentations.</div> <bR> <div> Some are; </div> <div> (Melvill to Coghill)</div> <div> <B>"What a wonderful adventure we undertake. What a marvellous spree.</B></div> <bR> <div> (Quartermaster Bloomfield to Boy-Pullen)</div> <div> <B>"Zulus may not wear shoes or trousers and the like but it don't mean to say they got no brains. </B></div> <div> <B>They'll watch us...and wait...and find our weaknesses." </B></div> <bR> <div> (Boy-Pullen) </div> <div> <B>"Have we got any weaknesses Quartermaster?"</B></div> <bR> <div> (Storey)</div> <div> <B>"Oh no. Come all this bloody way to get shot by a bullet from Birmingham"</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>(After the death of the drummer boy helping to peg out the distance markers).</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >At the end of the film there is a quote from Benjamin Disraeli where he asked , </FONT>"<I>Who are these Zulus, who are these </I></div> <div> <I>remarkable people who defeat our generals, convert our bishops (Colenso) and on this day have brought</I></div> <div> <I> the end to a great dynasty.</I>"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> He was refering to the death of the Prince Imperial of France and the end of the Napoleonic dynasty, not to the British Empire.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0362c2e0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Some 'Zulu Dawn' Movie Posters</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="496" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 366 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1a8e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>UK Original Release Poster</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="595" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 391 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d213810.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d3207e0.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="382" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 348 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d515550.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d41a560.jpg" border=0 width="282" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="892" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 305 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d7ad2b0.jpg" border=0 width="429" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d8ad2b0.jpg" border=0 width="429" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Film Zulu"><U><IMG SRC="0a08b2b0.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="43" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     </div> <div> <B> <embed src="HTMLobj-107/ZuluDawnTrack4.mp3" autostart="true" hidden="true">  </B></div> <div> <B> <meta http-equiv="Page-Enter" content="revealtrans(duration=2,transition=23)">  </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>