Shaka Zulu
"A true story"
Cast & Crew
Henry Cele
as Shaka
Dudu Mkhize
as Nandi
Edward Fox
as Lt. Francis Farewell
Robert Powell
as Dr. Henry Fynn
Trevor Howard
as Lord Charles Somerset
Fiona Fullerton
as Elizabeth Farewell
Christopher Lee
as Lord Bathurst
Roy Dotrice
as George IV
Gordon Jackson
as Prof. Bramston
Kenneth Griffith
as Zacharias Abrahams
William C. Faure
Creator
Overview
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
