Jock of the Bushveld (1986 film)
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Directed by | Gray Hofmeyr |
Written by | John Cundill |
Based on | Jock of the Bushveld by James Percy FitzPatrick |
Produced by | Duncan MacNeillie |
Starring | Jonathan Rands Jocelyn Broderick Michael Brunner Gordon Mulholland Wilson Dunster |
Cinematography | Michael Buckley |
Edited by | Valma Muir |
Music by | Keith Hutchinson |
Distributed by | A Duncan MacNeillie Production Toron International |
Release date | 5 December 1986 (South Africa) |
Running time | 94 min. |
Country | South Africa |
Languages | Afrikaans, English |
Jock of the Bushveld, is a 1986 South African adventure film directed by Gray Hofmeyr and produced by Duncan MacNeillie for Duncan MacNeillie Production and Toron International.[1] The film stars Jonathan Rands, Jocelyn Broderick and Michael Brunner in lead role along with Gordon Mulholland, Wilson Dunster in supportive roles and the dog Umfubu.[2][3]
The film is based on the novel by same name written by Irish writer James Percy FitzPatrick who went South Africa in 1800s and experience several incidents in the jungle.[4]
Plot[]
In 1886, 20-year-old Percy Fitzpatrick from Cape Town sets out for the Delagoa Bay in Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way there he prevents a weakly puppy, Jock, from being drowned and adopts him. When Percy finally reaches his destination, there is no gold anymore, so he starts out as a foreman. Afterwards, he and Jock live through many adventures involving wild animals and slave drivers.[5][6]
Cast[]
- Jonathan Rands as Percy Fitzpatrick
- Jocelyn Broderick as Lilian Cubitt
- Michael Brunner as Field Cornet Seedling
- Wilson Dunster as George Barnard
- Umfubu the dog as Jock
- Gordon Mulholland as Tom Barnett
- Marloe Scott Wilson as Maggie Maguire
- Nadine Kadey as Olivia Jones
- Jim Neal as Bill Saunderson
- Fred Baylis as Warthog George
- Oliver Ngwenya as Jim
- Fiona Fraser as Mrs. Cubitt
References[]
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- ^ "Jock Of The Bushveld - Jonathan Rands [DVD] [1986]". amazon. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Jock of the Bushveld (1986)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Jock of the Bushveld - (1986) (DVD)". Loot™ Online (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Plot of Jock of the bushveld". Letter box d.
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External links[]
- 1986 films
- South African films
- 1980s adventure films
- South African adventure films