Movie Description
De Voortrekkers
(1916)Overview
This epic film was one of the first South African dramatic film productions. It tells the story of the Boers’ Great Trek at the end of the 1830s, concluding with a hegemonic reconstruction of the 1838 Battle of Blood River, where a few hundred armed Afrikaners defeated several thousand Zulus.
Featured Crew
- Director : Harold M. Shaw
- Writer : Gustav Preller,Harold M. Shaw
- Cast : Dick Cruikshanks,Caroline Frances Cooke,Jackie Turnbull,Bobby Rowson,Stephen Ewart,M.A. Wetherell,Mabel Rushton,Edna Flugrath,Julius Royston,Charles Kitts,William Harbord,Helene Morris,Holger Petersen,Wyrley Birch,Violet Dickens,Leon Morris,Eileen Gerard,N. Turnbull,Stephanus Maré,H.J. Hamlin,Norman H Lee,A.O. Glisson,Tom Zulu,Goba,Martha Rowson,Percy Marmont
Cast
Piet Retief
Lenie Retief
Piet Retief Junior
Willie van Rensburg
Gen. Pretorius
Karel Landman
Mrs. Landman
Johanna Landman
Louis Perreira
José Diaz
Willem Faber
Mrs. Faber
Jan Faber
Rev. Francis Owen(as E. Wyrley Birch)
Mrs. Owen
Maritz
Jane Bird
Mrs. Halley
Charl Cilliers
Rev. Erasmus Smit(as Halford Hamlin)
Rev. Daniel Lindley
Rev. Venables
Dingaan
Sobuza
Katje Faber
Horseman (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleDe Voortrekkers
Status Released
Release Information
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1916-12-14
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 54m
Production CompaniesAfrican Film Productions Ltd
Genres
- Drama
- History
