Jock of the Bushveld (1986 film)

Jock of the Bushveld (To perasma stin Afriki), 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]

Jock of the Bushveld
Directed byGray Hofmeyr
Produced byDuncan MacNeillie
Written byJohn Cundill
Based onNovel by James Percy FitzPatrick
StarringJonathan Rands
Jocelyn Broderick
Michael Brunner
Gordon Mulholland
Wilson Dunster
Music byKeith Hutchinson
CinematographyMichael Buckley
Edited byValma Muir
Distributed byA Duncan MacNeillie Production
Toron International
Release date
5 December 1986 (South Africa)
Running time
94 min.
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageAfrikaans, English

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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  3. "Jock of the Bushveld (1986)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. "Jock of the Bushveld - (1986) (DVD)". Loot™ Online (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. "Plot of Jock of the bushveld". Letter box d.
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