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Shaka Zulu - The Complete 10 Part Television Epic

starring: Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard, Fiona Fullerton, Christopher Lee
directed by: William C. Faure

: Shaka Zulu - The Complete 10 Part Television Epic
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767048989
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767048989
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 29, 2002
Running Time: 500 minutes
Sales Rank: 6092
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 24, 1986



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Amazon.com:
This sweeping miniseries from 1986 captures the rise and fall of an African emperor. Shaka Zulu begins following a British expedition sent to bargain with the fearsome Zulu army assembling on the outer edges of the British colonies in South Africa. Led by Lt. Francis Farewell (The Day of the Jackal, A Bridge Too Far), the expedition hopes to bamboozle a superstitious primitive, but their arrogance gets taken down a notch by a cunning and ruthless warlord who has unified vast territories through a combination of political charisma and military discipline. At this point, the focus shifts to how Shaka (the riveting Henry Cele), king of the Zulus, rose from a brutal childhood to royal grandeur--a semi-mythological tale filled with family strife, political intrigue, witchcraft, and bloody warfare. Powerful performances by Cele and Dudu Mikhize (as Shaka's iron-willed mother, Nandi) give this sprawling epic the drive and emotional scope of a Shakespearean drama. Shaka Zulu also draws sneaky parallels between the Zulu and British empires, often to sharp satirical effect. Full of richly conceived characters and compelling political maneuvering, this eight-hour series brings faraway history to living, breathing life. Also featuring Christopher Lee (whose always-steady career exploded at age 79 with juicy roles in The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones). --Bret Fetzer



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Shaka Zulu
Obviously this is an excellent epic! The DVD quality was average, the first DVD was not quite crisp ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Movie
It was just as great this time as it was the first time when I saw it years ago.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - excellent movie
This movie is excellent and a must see. Tells of a great warrior. Lots of action .


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Zulu Warrior
Most stories depict the Zulu Nation at the time of Shaka as only savages. This was an inspiring storie. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Shaka Zulu - The complete 10 Part Television Epic
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