Zulu Dawn (1979)
"The sun dawned bloodied... two great armies met face to face... and the earth trembled to the sound of the Zulu death chant!"
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 50%
(RT: 50%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Simon Ward as Lt. Vereker
Michael Jayston as Col. Crealock
Is Zulu Dawn good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 123 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 50%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Wikipedia ↗
