Winning a Continent
Release Date: 1916-12-14
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.
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Dick Cruikshanks
as Piet Retief
Caroline Frances Cooke
as Lenie Retief
Jackie Turnbull
as Piet Retief Junior
Bobby Rowson
as Willie van Rensburg
Stephen Ewart
as Gen. Pretorius
Crew
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Harold M. Shaw - Director
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Gustav Preller - Writer
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Harold M. Shaw - Writer
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J. Humphrey - Director of Photography
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