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The Zulu’s Heart
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 776 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Charles Inslee, George Gebhardt, John R. Compson, Gladys Egan, Arthur Johnson, Florence Lawrence, W. Chrystie Miller, Alfred Paget, Mack Sennett, Harry Solter

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 25 September 1908 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H116155]. Released 6 October 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Location photography was taken at Cliffside, New Jersey. [?] Possibly Miller’s film debut?

[?] Drama: Action?

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Africans: Zulus - USA: New Jersey: Cliffside

Listing updated: 11 May 2018.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 40; LoC-MoPic-1 p. 69; Spehr-American p. 4; Usai-Griffith-3 p. 8 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.