Winning a Continent
Winning a Continent
1916
Drama History
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.
Credits
Director
Harold M. Shaw
Cast
Bobby Rowson as Willie van Rensburg
Caroline Frances Cooke as Lenie Retief
Charles Kitts as José Diaz
Dick Cruikshanks as Piet Retief
Edna Flugrath as Johanna Landman
Jackie Turnbull as Piet Retief Junior
Julius Royston as Louis Perreira
M.A. Wetherell as Karel Landman
Mabel Rushton as Mrs. Landman
Stephen Ewart as Gen. Pretorius
Crew
J. Humphrey (Director of Photography)
Gustav Preller (Writer)
Harold M. Shaw (Writer)
Original Poster
Winning a Continent - Original Poster
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