Shangani Patrol (1970)
Set in the First Matabele War in what was then Rhodesia; a scouting group from the British South African Company are chasing the Ndebele king Lobengula when they are ambushed by a massive Ndebele forced and must take a desperate last stand.
- Date of release
- 1970-12-03
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- History, War
- Director
- David Millin
Casting
- Brian O'Shaughnessy — Maj. Allen Wilson
- Will Hutchins — Frederick Russell Burnham
- Adrian Steed — Maj. Patrick Forbes
- Patrick Mynhardt — Lt. Arend Hofmeyr
- Don McCorkingdale — Forbes' ADC
Interesting facts
- Based on: Shangani Patrol
- Filmed in: Zimbabwe
Shangani Patrol is a war film based upon the non-fiction book A Time to Die by Robert Cary (1968), and the historical accounts of the Shangani Patrol, with Brian O'Shaughnessy as Major Allan Wilson and Will Hutchins as the lead Scout Frederick Russell Burnham. Also includes the song "Shangani Patrol" by Nick Taylor.
Production
Shangani Patrol was the third film made by South African producers David Millin and Roscoe Behrmann under the newly formed RPM Film Studios. The film was shot entirely on location in Rhodesia, in the Marula district, about sixty miles from Bulawayo and not far from the historical battles of the First Matabele War. Shooting was completed in the scheduled six weeks.
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