Shaka Zulu - Season 1 Episode 1 Part 1
In 1823, warriors from the Zulu Empire, headed by Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the outskirts of the British colony of Cape Town, in South Africa. In desperation, Cape Town's governor requests assistance from King George IV of Great Britain to bolster their tenuous position, but the British have no more resources to send. Instead, Lt. Francis Farewell, Dr. Henry Fynn and a volunteer cadre of mercenaries, explorers, and professionals are recruited and sent to Zululand to try to contact Shaka and assess the real threat of his storied army.
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Country: Germany, South Africa, United States of America
Studio: SABC 1
Director: William C. Faure
Cast: Henry Cele, Dudu Mkhize, Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard, Fiona Fullerton
Crew: Hans Nel (Production Design), David Pollecutt (Original Music Composer), Steve Sandrock (Editor), Anthony Shaw (Editor), Ettie M. Feldman (Editor), Alec Mills (Director of Photography)
First Air Date: Oct 24, 1986
Last Air date: Dec 19, 1986
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 10 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.20/10 by 143.00 users
Popularity: 6.1645
Language: English, Xhosa, Zulu