Winning a Continent

Name: Winning a Continent
Director: Harold M. Shaw
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1916-12-14
Duration: 54 min
Cast: Dick Cruikshanks, Caroline Frances Cooke, Jackie Turnbull, Bobby Rowson, Stephen Ewart

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1916 · 54 min · Drama · History · TMDB 6.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Harold M. Shaw

Cast

Dick Cruikshanks — Piet Retief
Caroline Frances Cooke — Lenie Retief
Jackie Turnbull — Piet Retief Junior
Bobby Rowson — Willie van Rensburg
Stephen Ewart — Gen. Pretorius