Winning a Continent

Winning a Continent (1916)

Drama History

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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  • Release Date: 1916-12-14
  • Runtime: 0h 54min
  • Director: Harold M. Shaw

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Cast

  • Dick Cruikshanks

    Piet Retief

  • Caroline Frances Cooke

    Lenie Retief

  • Jackie Turnbull

    Piet Retief Junior

  • Bobby Rowson

    Willie van Rensburg

  • Stephen Ewart

    Gen. Pretorius

  • M.A. Wetherell

    Karel Landman

  • Mabel Rushton

    Mrs. Landman

  • Edna Flugrath

    Johanna Landman