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Dirkie

Dirkie

Few have ever entered the deadly, mysterious Kalahari, and lived to reveal its secrets!

1969•1h 24m•7.1/10
AdventureDrama

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7.1/10(14)

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.

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Production

Mimosa Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Wynand Uys

Dirkie

Jamie Uys

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

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