Watch Winning a Continent (1916) Official Trailer
6 / 10 IMDb December 14, 1916 0h 54m
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
Runtime
0h 54m
Release Date
December 14, 1916
Genre
Drama, History
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
South Africa
Cast
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Dick Cruikshanks
as Piet Retief
Caroline Frances Cooke
as Lenie Retief
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Jackie Turnbull
as Piet Retief Junior
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Bobby Rowson
as Willie van Rensburg
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Stephen Ewart
as Gen. Pretorius
M.A. Wetherell
as Karel Landman
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Mabel Rushton
as Mrs. Landman
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Edna Flugrath
as Johanna Landman
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Julius Royston
as Louis Perreira
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Charles Kitts
as José Diaz
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William Harbord
as Willem Faber
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Helene Morris
as Mrs. Faber
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Holger Petersen
as Jan Faber
Wyrley Birch
as Rev. Francis Owen(as E. Wyrley Birch)
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Violet Dickens
as Mrs. Owen
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Leon Morris
as Maritz
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Eileen Gerard
as Jane Bird
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N. Turnbull
as Mrs. Halley
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Stephanus Maré
as Charl Cilliers
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H.J. Hamlin
as Rev. Erasmus Smit(as Halford Hamlin)
Production Companies
African Film Productions Ltd
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