Name: Winning a Continent
Genre: drama, history
Released: 1916
Duration: 54 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Dick Cruikshanks, Caroline Frances Cooke, Jackie Turnbull, Bobby Rowson, Stephen Ewart

Winning a Continent (1916) — drama, history film. Directed by Harold M. Shaw. Starring Dick Cruikshanks, Caroline Frances Cooke, Jackie Turnbull, Bobby Rowson.

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The film chronicles the Great Trek migration, the decisive Battle of Blood River, and its subsequent cultural and cinematic legacy across South Africa and internationally.

Credits

Director

Harold M. Shaw
Cast

as Piet Retief

Dick Cruikshanks
Cast

as Lenie Retief

Caroline Frances Cooke
Cast

as Piet Retief Junior

Jackie Turnbull
Cast

as Willie van Rensburg

Bobby Rowson
Cast

as Gen. Pretorius

Stephen Ewart
Cast

as Karel Landman

M.A. Wetherell
Cast

as Mrs. Landman

Mabel Rushton
Cast

as Johanna Landman

Edna Flugrath
Cast

as Louis Perreira

Julius Royston
Cast

as José Diaz

Charles Kitts
Cast

as Willem Faber

William Harbord
Cast

as Mrs. Faber

Helene Morris