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.
Zulu Dawn (1979)
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Directed by: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan, Simon Ward
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