In 1879 South Africa, the administrators of the British Cape Colony have designs to eliminate the Zulus as a hindrance to their colonial economy. To that end, the British present King Cetshwayo with an impossible ultimatum to provoke a war they are sure they can win easily with their rifles and artillery against native spears. However, that war proves more difficult than the arrogant British commander, Lord Chelmsford, expects as his overburdened army fruitlessly searches for the elusive enemy. However, in the shadow of a hill called Isandlwana, the overconfident British army learns to its sorrow just how badly they have underestimated the tactical skill and might of the Zulu nation.
Release Date: 15 May 1979Runtime: 117 min
Stars:
- Bob Hoskins
- Brian O'Shaughnessy
- Burt Lancaster
- Christopher Cazenove
- David Bradley
- Denholm Elliott
- Donald Pickering
- Ian Yule
- James Faulkner
- Nicholas Clay
- Paul Copley
- Peter J. Elliott
- Peter Vaughan
- Phil Daniels
- Simon Ward
Director: Douglas Hickox
