Winning a Continent (1916)
1916 · 0h 54m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, 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.
Director: Harold M. Shaw
Writers: Harold M. Shaw, Gustav Preller
Cinematography: J. Humphrey
Cast
Dick Cruikshanks as Piet RetiefCaroline Frances Cooke as Lenie RetiefJackie Turnbull as Piet Retief JuniorBobby Rowson as Willie van RensburgStephen Ewart as Gen. PretoriusM.A. Wetherell as Karel LandmanMabel Rushton as Mrs. LandmanEdna Flugrath as Johanna LandmanJulius Royston as Louis PerreiraCharles Kitts as José DiazWilliam Harbord as Willem FaberHelene Morris as Mrs. FaberMore like this
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