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Winning a Continent

191654mHarold M. Shaw

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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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What is Winning a Continent (1916) 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.

Who stars in Winning a Continent?

Winning a Continent stars Dick Cruikshanks (Piet Retief), Caroline Frances Cooke (Lenie Retief), Jackie Turnbull (Piet Retief Junior), Bobby Rowson (Willie van Rensburg), Stephen Ewart (Gen. Pretorius). The film was directed by Harold M. Shaw.

How long is Winning a Continent?

Winning a Continent has a runtime of 54 min and premiered in 1916.

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