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12th September 2002	isandhlwana video By glynne davies peter, the video you are selling of isandhlwana mentions a film made in 1918. do you have any information on this, please? regards glynne davies
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12th September 2002	John Young Glynne, I know you've addressed this to Peter, but I can assist. The film was entitled 'The Symbol of Sacrifice', made in 1918 in South Africa. It told the story of the Anglo-Zulu War, with a love story interwoven into the action scenes. Johan Colenbrander, an Anglo-Zulu War veteran, and one of Cecil Rhodes' former 'lieutenants', played the part of Lord Chelmsford. He drowned whilst filming a river crossing. The film was made towards the end of WW1, so there's a German villain who tampers with the Prince Imperial's saddlery - thus leading to his death. I believe the restored remaining clips of the film are held by the Natal Archives, or maybe that's the KwaZulu-Natal Archives in Pietermaritzburg. There are some good, if not accurate, action scenes in the film. I've got a copy of the film's programme kicking around here somewhere. A remarkable project given that 1906 'Poll-Tax Uprising' - as I have been told to call it by H.R.H. Prince Shange, happened only 12 years before. John Young, Chairman, Anglo-Zulu War research Society.
13th September 2002	Peter Critchley Hehe.. Cheers John, couldn't have said it better myself (well, OK, in fact, I couldn't have said it at all!! :-) ) All the best, Peter
13th September 2002	glynne davies hi john thanks for the reply. this seems more fictional than factual. all the best glynne