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.

• Henry Cele
• Dudu Mkhize
• Edward Fox
• Robert Powell
• Trevor Howard
• Fiona Fullerton
• Christopher Lee
• Roy Dotrice