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Shaka Zulu (1986)

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Overview

Framed around Queen Victoria’s decision on England’s political stance towards the Zulu Nation, this mini-series details King Shaka’s rise and fall with mythic detail. Prophecy is mixed with recorded fact regarding Shaka’s birth, exile, innovations in warfare, assumption of the throne, building of the Zulu Empire, first contact with Europe and the events that lead to his downfall.

Length 523 minutes

Actors

Christopher Lee | Roy Dotrice | Edward Fox | Fiona Fullerton | Trevor Howard | Robert Powell | Gordon Jackson | Kenneth Griffith | Henry Cele | Glen Gabela | Dudu Mkhize | Khumbulani Cele