
Winning a Continent
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.
DramaHistory
Winning a Continent
Rating
5.0/10
Release Date
1916-12-14
Runtime
54 minutes
Status
Released
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

Julius Royston
Louis Perreira

Charles Kitts
José Diaz

William Harbord
Willem Faber

Helene Morris
Mrs. Faber
Production Companies
African Film Productions Ltd