Shaka Zulu

Quick Facts

CreatorEd Harper

Years1986 · Ended

RatingTV-14

GenresAction-adventure · Drama · War-politics

TV Series

Shaka Zulu

1986· TV-14· Action-adventure· Drama· War-politics

“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.

1986-10-24

Shaka Zulu

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Key Crew

ProducerEd Harper

Director of PhotographyAlec Mills

Original Music ComposerDavid Pollecutt

EditorAnthony Shaw

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 16 crew)

Details

First aired1986-10-24

StatusEnded

StudiosHarmony Gold · Tele München

LanguagesEnglish · Xhosa · Zulu

CountriesGermany · South Africa · United States of America

Rating7.1/10 · 135 votes

Original languageen

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