Winning a ContinentMovie
(1916) · Original: De Voortrekkers
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Duration: 54mTMDB: 6.0
AFSouth 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.
Director: Harold M. Shaw
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About Winning a Continent
Winning a Continent is a 1916 drama, history movie directed by Harold M. Shaw.
The production information lists a runtime of 54m, production credits from South Africa, an original language code of AF.
The credited cast includes Dick Cruikshanks, Caroline Frances Cooke, Jackie Turnbull, Bobby Rowson. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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Dick Cruikshanks
Piet Retief
Caroline Frances Cooke
Lenie Retief
Jackie Turnbull
Piet Retief Junior
Bobby Rowson
Willie van Rensburg
Stephen Ewart
Gen. Pretorius
M.A. Wetherell
Karel Landman
Mabel Rushton
Mrs. Landman
Edna Flugrath
Johanna Landman
Julius Royston
Louis Perreira
Charles Kitts
José Diaz
William Harbord
Willem Faber
Helene Morris
Mrs. Faber
