Zulu Dawn
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Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British war film dramatizing the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zulu Dawn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9813786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu Dawn Context triple: [Russell Lloyd, workedOn, Zulu Dawn]
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A.
Zulu Royal Conquerors
Zulu Royal Conquerors was the original name of AmaZulu F.C., a professional football club based in Durban, South Africa.
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B.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
5 Days of War
5 Days of War is a 2011 action-war film depicting the 2008 Russo-Georgian conflict through the perspective of an American journalist.
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D.
L’Assaut
L’Assaut is a French film best known for featuring actress Rachida Brakni in a prominent role.
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E.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu Dawn Target entity description: Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British war film dramatizing the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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A.
Zulu Royal Conquerors
Zulu Royal Conquerors was the original name of AmaZulu F.C., a professional football club based in Durban, South Africa.
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B.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
5 Days of War
5 Days of War is a 2011 action-war film depicting the 2008 Russo-Georgian conflict through the perspective of an American journalist.
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D.
L’Assaut
L’Assaut is a French film best known for featuring actress Rachida Brakni in a prominent role.
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E.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternateFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Washing of the Spears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Donald R. Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budget | approximately 11 million US dollars ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ousama Rawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsBattle | Battle of Isandlwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Douglas Hickox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Malcolm Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasPrequelRelationTo | Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSetting |
Colony of Natal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | British defeat at Isandlwana ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Colonel Durnford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Chelmsford NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulleine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysSide |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Joseph E. Levine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-01-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anthony Storey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cy Endfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1879 ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Bob Hoskins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Cazenove NERFINISHED ⓘ Denholm Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ James Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zulu Dawn Description of subject: Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British war film dramatizing the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.