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Shaka Zulu
A true story
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.
Seasons
- Miniseries — 10 episodes (October 24, 1986)
Cast
- 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
- Conrad Magwaza as Senzagakona
- Patrick Ndlovu as Mudli
Details
- Created by
- William C. Faure
- First aired
- October 24, 1986
- Episodes
- 10
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
- Network
- SABC 1
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.2 / 10 from 143 votes
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