Dirkie (1969)
Few have ever entered the deadly, mysterious Kalahari, and lived to reveal its secrets!
An 8-year-old boy and his dog are left to face a vast desert wasteland alone after a plane crash, while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them. Based on true events.
Casting
- Wynand Uys — Dirkie
- Jamie Uys — Anton
- Lady Frolic of Belvedale — Lolly
- Wilhelm Esterhuizen — Smitty
- Sue Burman — Joan
- Jan Bruijn — Colonel
- Pieter Hauptfleisch — Uncle Pete
- Johan Du Plooy — Jack
Interesting facts
Lost in the Desert, initially released as Dirkie, is a 1969 South African film written, produced and directed by Jamie Uys under the name of Jamie Hayes. It was filmed in Techniscope and Technicolor. Uys himself plays Anton De Vries, a concert pianist whose 8-year-old son Dirkie is the central character. Dirkie is played by Uys's real-life son Wynand Uys, credited as Dirkie Hayes.
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