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It is catalogued under topics including 1910s South African films, 1916 drama films and 1916 films.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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6.0This 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.
Released: 1916-12-1454 minDir: Harold M. ShawDrama, History
Cast
- Dick Cruikshanks as Piet Retief
- Caroline Frances Cooke as Lenie Retief
- Jackie Turnbull as Piet Retief Junior
- Bobby Rowson as Willie van Rensburg
- Stephen Ewart as Gen. Pretorius
- M.A. Wetherell as Karel Landman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Original language
- Afrikaans
- Director
- Harold M. Shaw
- Screenwriter
- Gustav Preller
- Cast member
- Edna Flugrath
- FilmAffinity ID
- 846784
- Image
- Dick Cruikshanks as Piet Retief, 1916, The Voortrekkers.jpg
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- publication date
- 1916-01-01
- title
- De Voortrekkers
- copyright status
- public domain
- Commons category
- De Voortrekkers (1916 film)
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YouTube
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IMDb
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Zulu people
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silent film
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Boer
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Afrikaners
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feature film
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epic film
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Great Trek
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Krugersdorp
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intertitle
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Piet Retief
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Battle of Blood River
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Percy Marmont
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The Land Beyond the Sunset
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Harold M. Shaw
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The Last Challenge
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Edna Flugrath
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Trilby
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A Fool's Awakening
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