Six Soldiers

1h 35min

Action

Drama

Four recruits arrive at Kimberley station to undergo training at the local army camp. Soutie, Liebling, Tiny and PP soon become friends as they are put through their paces by the sergeant. They all volunteer for border duty, where they are joined by Chico, a black tracker, and are sent out on patrol. After they come upon a murdered farm family, their radio is destroyed by enemy fire and they are required to find their way back to base camp. In the ensuing skirmishes some of them perish.

Cast

Richard Loring

Richard Loring

Richard 'Soutie' Henderson
Friedrich Stark

Friedrich Stark

Petrus 'Poepies' Pansegrau
Lieb Bester

Lieb Bester

Godlieb 'Liebling' Van Lieres
Ken Hare

Ken Hare

'Tiny' Smit
Dan Davis

Dan Davis

Mr. Henderson
Bea Read

Bea Read

Mrs Henderson

Release date

10th Feb 1975

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Afrikaans