
Winning a Continent(1916)
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.
Movie: Winning a Continent
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Piet Retief
Piet Retief Junior
Willie van Rensburg
Gen. Pretorius
Karel Landman
Mrs. Landman
Johanna Landman
Louis Perreira
José Diaz

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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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1916-12-14
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