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.

Genres

Cast

Edward Fox

Lt. Francis Farewell

Robert Powell

Dr. Henry Fynn

Trevor Howard

Lord Charles Somerset

Fiona Fullerton

Elizabeth Farewell

Christopher Lee

Lord Bathurst

Roy Dotrice

George IV

Gordon Jackson

Prof. Bramston

Kenneth Griffith

Zacharias Abrahams

Patrick Ndlovu

Mudli

Glen Gabela

Shaka (15-19)

Simon Sabela

Dingiswayo

Alex Heyns

Vegte