| Shaka Zulu | |
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Title sequence to Shaka Zulu |
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| Genre | Historical Novel |
| Created by | Ed Harper |
| Directed by | William C Faure |
| Starring | Henry Cele Edward Fox Robert Powell Trevor Howard Fiona Fullerton Christopher Lee Dudu Mkhize Roy Dotrice Gordon Jackson Kenneth Griffith Conrad Magwaza Patrick Ndlovu Roland Mqwebu Gugu Nxumalo Tu Nokwe Daphney Hlomuka |
| Composer(s) | Dave Pollecutt |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Language(s) | English Zulu |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Leon Rautenbach |
| Editor(s) | Bill Lenny A.C.E Ettie Feldman |
| Location(s) | Natal, South Africa |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | South African Broadcasting Corporation |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | South African Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original airing | 1986 |
Shaka Zulu was a 1986 television serial directed by William C. Faure and written by Joshua Sinclair for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). It is based on the story of Shaka, king of the Zulu nation from 1816 to 1828, and the writings of the British traders who dealt with him (as such they are portrayed very positively compared to historical accounts of their actions). The series consisted of 10 episodes approximately 50 minutes each in length. The series was based on Sinclair's novel of the same name.