Winning a Continent

54min

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.

Cast

Dick Cruikshanks

Dick Cruikshanks

Piet Retief
Jackie Turnbull

Jackie Turnbull

Piet Retief Junior
Bobby Rowson

Bobby Rowson

Willie van Rensburg
Stephen Ewart

Stephen Ewart

Gen. Pretorius
M.A. Wetherell

M.A. Wetherell

Karel Landman
Mabel Rushton

Mabel Rushton

Mrs. Landman
Edna Flugrath

Edna Flugrath

Johanna Landman
Julius Royston

Julius Royston

Louis Perreira
Charles Kitts

Charles Kitts

José Diaz
William Harbord

William Harbord

Willem Faber
Helene Morris

Helene Morris

Mrs. Faber
Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

Rev. Francis Owen(as E. Wyrley Birch)
Eileen Gerard

Eileen Gerard

Jane Bird
N. Turnbull

N. Turnbull

Mrs. Halley
Stephanus Maré

Stephanus Maré

Charl Cilliers
H.J. Hamlin

H.J. Hamlin

Rev. Erasmus Smit(as Halford Hamlin)
Norman H Lee

Norman H Lee

Rev. Daniel Lindley
A.O. Glisson

A.O. Glisson

Rev. Venables
Tom Zulu

Tom Zulu

Dingaan
Goba

Goba

Sobuza
Martha Rowson

Martha Rowson

Katje Faber
Percy Marmont

Percy Marmont

Horseman (uncredited)

Release date

14th Dec 1916

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language