De Voortrekkers 1916

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
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 

• Winning a Continent