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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!Director: Douglas Hickox
Year of Copyright: 1979
Year of Production: 1978
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:"The History of the Zulu Wars" 2013 featurette (25:31)
"Recreating the War" 2013 featurette (20:18)
"A Visit to the Battlefield" 2013 featurette (16:45)
Theatrical Trailer (3:00)
Outtakes (12:13) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
DTS track is half-bitrate.
Neither track represents the film's original Dolby Stereo mix. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:58)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:A PAL > NTSC transfer.
Cropped from the original 2.39:1 aspect ratio (the accompanying trailer is correctly framed at 2.39:1) and features a mono soundtrack (it was released in Dolby Stereo). -
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Extras:"The History of the Zulu Wars" 2013 featurette (25:31)
"Recreating the War" 2013 featurette (20:18)
"A Visit to the Battlefield" 2013 featurette (16:45)
Theatrical Trailer (3:00)
Outtakes (12:13) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 1.0
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
DTS track is half-bitrate.
Neither track represents the film's original Dolby Stereo mix. -
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cropped from the original 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
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Special thanks to Rewind user Åsmund_Utvik for providing these specifications.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Zulu Dawn - Die Letzte Offensive
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:51)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in "The British Heroes" boxed set with The Wild Geese, Game for Vultures, Ashanti and Jaguar Lives!.
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Extras:Fact File (Text Pages):
- The Rise of the Zulu Kingdom
- Events leading to War
- The Battle of Isandhlwana
- Rorke's Drift
- News reaches London
- The Anglo-Zulu War continues
Filmographies (Text Pages):
- Burt Lancaster
- Peter O'Toole
- Simon Ward,
- Denholm Elliot
- John Mills
- Bob Hoskins
- Nigel Davenport
Period Print:
- William Watson Race - Prints of the Anglo-Zulu
War
Photo Gallery (10 Images) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cropped from the original 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
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OVERALL: R0
The Severin release for the anamorphic transfer and extras.
This film has also been released by:
- Filmedia (France)
- Opening (France)
- Pidax Film (Germany)
NOTE:
The film was made and released in Dolby Stereo but home video versions seem to all be mono. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Severin Films - No cuts (117:16 NTSC).
- R0 America- Tango Entertainment - No cuts (112:12 PAL > NTSC).
- R0 Canada- Severin Films - No cuts (117:16 NTSC).
- R0 Scandinavia- Star Media Entertainment - No cuts (112:27 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Euro Video - No cuts (112:41 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (112:34 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Mosaic Entertainment - No cuts (112:25 PAL).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 18/01/13
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 30/10/24UPDATE LOG:
17/01/13: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
29/02/13: Added Severin DVD.
22/01/13: Updated availability status on Severin release since its now available to buy on its own.
07/08/18: Added Amazon link to US Severin DVD only version.
28/08/19: R2 UK (Mosiac/Arrow) & R2 Germany added.
08/11/20: Merged the Severin Blu-ray/DVD combo with the DVD only release and some clean-up.
16/09/21: UK boxed set release noted & trailer added to standalone Arrow release.
03/01/23: Added note on the sound.
10/01/23: Addition of the Scandinavian release.
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