Movie, 1916
Winning a Continent
IMDb 6.0, 54 min, Drama, History, South Africa
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.
Cast
20 creditedDC
Dick Cruikshanks
Piet Retief
Caroline Frances Cooke
Lenie Retief
JT
Jackie Turnbull
Piet Retief Junior
BR
Bobby Rowson
Willie van Rensburg
SE
Stephen Ewart
Gen. Pretorius
M.A. Wetherell
Karel Landman
MR
Mabel Rushton
Mrs. Landman
EF
Edna Flugrath
Johanna Landman
JR
Julius Royston
Louis Perreira
CK
Charles Kitts
José Diaz
WH
William Harbord
Willem Faber
HM
Helene Morris
Mrs. Faber
Details
DirectorHarold M. Shaw
WritersGustav Preller, Harold M. Shaw
Runtime54 min
ReleasedThu, Dec 14, 1916
CountrySouth Africa
IMDBtt0180306
