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Shaka Zulu

Name: Shaka Zulu
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Released: 1986-10-24
Rating: 7.177
Cast: Henry Cele, Dudu Mkhize, Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard

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DramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics

Creator:William C. Faure

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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredOctober 24, 1986

Last AiredDecember 19, 1986

Episode Runtime55dk

Seasons1

Episodes10

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountrySouth Africa

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Xhosa, isiZulu

Keywords

africa south africa british empire rise and fall miniseries racism colonialism cape town, south africa palace intrigue 19th century mother son relationship zulu empire exploration of africa african history

Production Companies

Harmony Gold

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E10 • 12/19/1986

Part 10

A long-ago foretold prophecy comes to pass when a proposal to negotiate a peaceful alliance between the Zulu Empire and Great Britain fails. Zulu Queen Mother Nandi finally dies, and Shaka, knowing his own fate is sealed, goes into a self-destructive rampage. Farewell returns to Zululand and meets with Shaka, who abandons his reign of terror. Shaka is finally murdered and his empire falls apart.