Man in die Donker (Man in the Dark), is a 1962 South African Black and white Neo-noir film directed by Truida Louw Pohl and co-produced by Aletta Gericke, Truida Louw and Renée van der Walt for Trio-Films.[1] This is the first South African film directed by a woman in South African cinema history.[2]
| Man in die Donker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Truida Louw Pohl |
| Written by | Truida Louw Pohl |
| Produced by | Aletta Gericke Truida Louw Renée van der Walt |
| Starring | Babs Laker Dawid van der Walt Cor Nortjé Mathilde Hanekom Elsa Fouché |
| Cinematography | Judex C. Viljoen |
| Edited by | Ivan Hall |
| Music by | Jan Luyt Pohl Pohl |
| Distributed by | Trio-Films |
Release date | 1 March 1962 (South Africa) |
Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Afrikaans |
The film stars Babs Laker and Dawid van der Walt in lead role along with Cor Nortjé, Mathilde Hanekom and Elsa Fouché in supportive roles.[3][4]
Plot edit
- Babs Laker as Lydia Beyers
- Dawid van der Walt as Dr. Karel Beyers
- Cor Nortjé as Hendrik Luyt
- Mathilde Hanekom as Tant Ellie
- Elsa Fouché as Helene du Toit
- Esmé Euvrard as Salvation Army speaker
- Douglas Fuchs as Dr. Jacobs
- Frances Holland as Mrs. Maritz
- Willie Steyn as Gerrit Maritz
- Charl Engelbrecht
- Jaco van der Westhuizen as Jannie Ghitaar
- Heloise van der Merwe
- Marita Wessels
- Jan Luyt Pohl as Singer in bar
- Corrie Myburgh
- Billy Pretorius
- Kosie Roux
- Dirk Engelbrecht
- Gertie Scharper as Hopscotch girl
References edit
- ^ "The Cinema of Katinka Heyns". openjournals. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Botha, Martin (January 2013). South African Cinema 1896-2010: By Martin Botha. ISBN 9781783203307. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Man in die Donker: Drama, Jihoafrická republika, 1962, 89 min". csfd. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Man in die Donker". worldcat. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
External links edit
- Man in die Donker at IMDb
- Die Storie van Klara Viljee on fdb
