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The Zulu's Heart

The Zulu's Heart

1908Short⏱️ 13m
ActionShort
5
IMDB Rating
94 votes

The Zulu chief of the Amatabele tribe has an only daughter who dies of fever at age 4; in the opening scene of this Biograph story he is burying her. Scarcely has the poor bereft father laid the little one in the ground, when the ...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Inslee, George Gebhardt, Harry Solter
Release Date
October 6, 1908
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee
as The Zulu Chief
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George Gebhardt
as A Zulu Warrior
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Harry Solter
as The Boer
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence
as The Boer's Wife
Gladys Egan
Gladys Egan
as The Boer's Daughter
John R. Cumpson
John R. Cumpson
as A Zulu Warrior
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as A Zulu Warrior
W. Chrystie Miller
W. Chrystie Miller
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Cliffside, New Jersey, USA
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph

🏷️ Keywords

africa

🎯 Categories

ActionShort

⭐ Featured Review

The Zulu's Heart review
by JoeytheBrit2020-05-11
5/10

"A mother and her young daughter are abducted by the Zulus who killed the woman's husband, but their recently bereaved Chief takes pity on them. Griffith's sentimental streak shines through this simple but hokey tale. A decent knife fight between the Chief and one of his braves during the film's climax is the only moment of note in an otherwise unconvincing short...."

📖 Synopsis

The Zulu chief of the Amatabele tribe has an only daughter who dies of fever at age 4; in the opening scene of this Biograph story he is burying her. Scarcely has the poor bereft father laid the little one in the ground, when the ...