Winning a Continent (1916)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1916-12-14
Runtime: 54 minutes
Director: Harold M. Shaw
Top 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
- M.A. Wetherell as Karel Landman
- Mabel Rushton as Mrs. Landman
- Edna Flugrath as Johanna Landman
- Julius Royston as Louis Perreira
- Charles Kitts as José Diaz
Soundtrack
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