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Winning a Continent

Synopsis

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.

Drama, History

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Title:
Winning a Continent

Latest releases:
Dec. 14, 1916

Decade:
Years 1910

Country of origin:
South Africa

Duration
54mn

Genres
Drama, History

Actors
Dick Cruikshanks, Caroline Frances Cooke, Jackie Turnbull, Bobby Rowson

Source:
Public Domain via Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons)
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