Man in die Donker (1962)
Dr. Karel Beyers - whose marriage and practice are threatened by a subdued smearing campaign of gossip stories, phone calls and nameless letters - decide to take matters into his own hands.
- Date of release
- 1962-03-01
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Director
- Truida Louw
Casting
- Babs Laker — Lydia Beyers
- Dawid van der Walt — Dr. Karel Beyers
- Cor Nortjé — Hendrik Luyt
- Mathilde Hanekom — Tant Ellie
- Elsa Fouché — Helene du Toit
- Esmé Euvrard — Salvation Army Speaker
- Douglas Fuchs — Dr. Jacobs
- Frances Holland — Mrs. Maritz
- Willie Steyn — Gerrit Maritz
- Charl Engelbrecht
- Jaco van der Westhuizen — Jannie Ghitaar
- Heloise van der Merwe
Interesting facts
Man in die Donker, 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.
Background
This is the first South African film directed by a woman in South African cinema history. The film stars Babs Laker and Dawid van der Walt in lead roles along with Cor Nortjé, Mathilde Hanekom and Elsa Fouché in supportive roles.
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