Winning a Continent (1916)
Original title: De Voortrekkers
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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.
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Dick CruikshanksPiet RetiefCaroline Frances CookeLenie RetiefJackie TurnbullPiet Retief JuniorBobby RowsonWillie van RensburgStephen EwartGen. Pretorius
M.A. WetherellKarel LandmanMabel RushtonMrs. LandmanEdna FlugrathJohanna LandmanMovie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · HistoryDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference442656Actor preference815821 · 274639 · 1364137Country preferenceZa
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What is Winning a Continent about?
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.
How long is Winning a Continent?
Winning a Continent has a runtime of 54 minutes.