Revealing mistake: The bayonet used by Private Williams after the death of his Sergeant Major is flexible and made of rubber.
Zulu Dawn (1979)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan, Simon Ward
Factual error: Throughout the film the British infantry are armed with carbines. These were intended for issue to cavalry and are much shorter than the infantry issue Martini-Henry rifle.
General Lord Chelmsford: For a savage, as for a child, chastisement is sometimes a kindness.
Sir Henry Bartle Frere: Let us hope, General, that this will be the final solution to the Zulu problem.
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