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Winning a Continent

De Voortrekkers

Release: 1916-12-14·Runtime: 54m·★ 5.0
DramaHistory

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.

Production Countries

South Africa

Production Companies

African Film Productions Ltd

Crew