The Great Kimberley Diamond Robbery
The Great Kimberley Diamond Robbery (Die Groot Diamantroof van Kimberley), also theatrically as The Star of the South, is a 1911 South African Black and white silent film directed by R.C.E. Nissen and produced by Rufe Naylor for Springbok Film Company.[1][2] This is the first South African dramatic film in South African cinema history.[3][4]
| The Great Kimberley Diamond Robbery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | R.C.E. Nissen |
| Produced by | Rufe Naylor |
| Written by | R.C.E. Nissen |
| Starring | Emma Krogh |
| Cinematography | R.C.E. Nissen |
| Distributed by | Springbok Film Company |
Release date | 11 December 1911 (South Africa) |
Running time | 15 min. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
- Emma Krogh as Kate Grangeway
References
- "In Africa, Diamonds Are Forever: From The Great Kimberley Diamond Robbery to Blood Diamond". screeningthepast. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- Fourie, Pieter Jacobus (2001). Media Studies: Institutions, theories, and issues. ISBN 9780702156557. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Almost 100 years old and still rolling! The history of SA cinema Part 2". gautengfilm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "South Africans yearn for a film industry to call their own". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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