De Voortrekkers
| De Voortrekkers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harold Shaw |
| Produced by | Arrow Film Corporation |
| Screenplay by | Gustav Preller Harold Shaw |
| Starring | Percy Marmont Edna Flugrath Harold Shaw |
| Cinematography | Henry Howse |
Release dates | 1916 |
Running time | 54' |
| Country | South Africa |
De Voortrekkers is a 1916 film.
Synopsis
This 1916 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 30s, concluding with a reconstruction of the 1838 Battle of Blood River, where a few hundred Afrikaners defeated several thousand Zulus. Commemorating as it did their view of a highly contentious period of history, the film came to be revered by Afrikaners. It enjoyed a long after-life in South African classrooms and was shown annually on the date of the Battle of Blood River.
References
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)