Winning a Continent

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Audience Score
50
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NR 54 minDrama, History
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.
StarringDick CruikshanksCaroline Frances CookeJackie Turnbull
DirectorHarold M. Shaw
WritersGustav PrellerHarold M. Shaw

Movie Details

Original Language:Afrikaans
Production Companies:African Film Productions Ltd