List of South African films

This is a chronology of films produced in South Africa or by the South African film industry.

1910s-1940s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Language	Notes
1916
De Voortrekkers	Harold Shaw	Dick Cruickshanks, Goba	Historical epic		South Africa's white supremacist Birth of a Nation depicts Boer pioneers' northward expansion
An Artist's Dream	Denis Sanbry	Dick Cruickshanks	Romantic drama		Animation
1919
Allan Quatermain	Lisle Lucoque	Ray Brown, George Taylor	Adventure
1931
Sarie Marais	Joseph Albrecht	Billy Mathews		Afrikaans	First South African film with sound
1948
Die kaskenades van Dr. Kwak				Afrikaans
1949
African Jim
Kom saam, vanaand				Afrikaans
Sarie Marais	Francis Coley			Afrikaans	Remake of 1931 film

1950s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Language	Notes
1950
'
1951
Alles sal Regkom	Pierre de Wet	Al Debbo	Comedy	Afrikaans
Daar doer in die bosveld	Jamie Uys			Afrikaans
1952
Altyd in my drome	Pierre de Wet	Al Debbo	Musical Comedy	Afrikaans
1953
'
1954
'
1955
Matieland!	Pierre de Wet	Steyn de Jager, Wynona Cheyney, Frederik Burgers	Romantic Comedy	Afrikaans
1956
'
1957
'
1958
'
1959
Come Back, Africa	Lionel Rogosin	Bloke Modisane, Miriam Makeba	Documentary	English, Fanakalo, Afrikaans, Zulu

1960s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Language	Notes
1960
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1961
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1962
Lord Oom Piet				Afrikaans
1963
The Anatomy of Apartheid			Documentary	English
1964
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1965
Dingaka	Jamie Uys	Ken Gampu, Stanley Baker, Juliet Prowse, Bob Courtney	Drama	Afrikaans, English
All the Way to Paris	Jamie Uys	Jamie Uys, Joe Stewardson, Emil Nofal
African Gold
Coast of Skeletons
1966
The Naked Prey	Cornel Wilde	Cornel Wilde, Ken Gampu, Patrick Mynhardt	Adventure	English, Africaans, Nguni languages	co-produced with U.S.
1967
After You, Comrade	Jamie Uys
Seven Against the Sun
1968
Oupa for sale
Die Ruiter in die nag
Doctor Kalie
1969
Die Geheim van Nantes
Lost in the Desert	Jamie Uys	Wynand Uys, Jamie Uys & Pieter Hauptfleisch	Adventure	English, Afrikaans
Katrina (film)	Jans Rautenbach	Katinka Heyns, Jill Kirkland & Don Leonard

1970s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Language	Notes
1970
Vicki	Ivan Hall	Sandra Britz , Leonie Ross, Johan Esterhuizen	Romance	Afrikaans	Filmed in South Africa - Durban, Margate; Rhodesia
Shangani Patrol	David Millin	Brian O'Shaughnessy, Will Hutchins	War		Filmed in Rhodesia
1971
'
1972
Kaptein Caprivi
Those Naughty Angels	Neil Hetherington		Family Adventure
1973
Mr Kingstreet's War
Die Voortrekkers
Snip en Rissiepit
1974
Animals Are Beautiful People	Jamie Uys	Paddy O'Byrne	Comedy-documentary	English
Boesman and Lena	Ross Devenish	Athol Fugard
Ongewenste Vreemdeling
Dans van die Flamink
Dooie Duikers deel nie
1975
Dingetjie is Dynamite
1976
e'Lollipop		Muntu Ndebele & Norman Knox
Albino	Jürgen Goslar	Christopher Lee, James Faulkner & Sybil Danning	Thriller	English	Filmed in Rhodesia
1977
Tigers Don't Cry
Funeral for an Assassin	Ivan Hall	Vic Morrow	Crime	English
1978
'
1979
Night of the Puppets	Daan Retief
Plekkie in die Son	William Faure

1980s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1980
The Gods Must Be Crazy	Jamie Uys	N!xau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Louw Verwey	Comedy		English, Afrikaans, Juǀʼhoan, Ungwatsi
Kiepie en Kandas	Jan Scholtz
Marigolds in August	Ross Devenish			Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
1981
Kill & Kill Again	Ivan Hall	Anneline Kriel
My Country My Hat	David Bensusan	Regardt van den Bergh
Nommer Asseblief	Henk Hugo
1982
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1983
Funny People II	Jamie Uys
Wolhaarstories	Bromley Cawood	Leon Schuster
Geel Trui vir ´n Wenner	Franz Marx	Ben Kruger, Ray Storm, Claudia Turgas, Deon van Zyl, Dulsie van den Bergh
1984
You're in the Movies	Emil Nofal
1985
King Solomon's Mines	J. Lee Thompson	Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies
Nag van Vrees	Jim Murray, Stanley Roup
Skating on Thin Uys	Pieter-Dirk Uys	Pieter-Dirk Uys,	Comedy
Vyfster: Die Slot	Sias Odendaal	Patrick Mynhardt
Wie Die Laaste Lag	Koos Roets
You Gotta Be Crazy	Emil Nofal	Bill Flynn, Amanda Forrow
1986
Liewe Hemel Genis	William Egan
Mountain of Hell	David Bensusan
Outlaw of Gor	John Cardos
Place of Weeping	Darrell Roodt
You Must Be Joking!	Elmo De Witt	Rina Hugo, Carike Keuzenkamp, Kallie Knoetze, Janine Pretorius, Leon Schuster, Mike Schutte	Hidden Camera
1987
Across the Rubicon
An African Dream
Kill Slade	Bruce MacFarlane
Murphy's Fault	Robert Smawley
No Hard Feelings	Charles Norton
Nukie	Sias Odendal, Michael Pakleppa
Operation Hit Squad	Tonie van der Merwe
Platoon Leader	Aaron Norris
Die Posman	Anthony Wilson
Tenth of A Second	Darrell Roodt
Tusks	Tara Moore
Wereld Sonder Grense	Frans Nel	Scot Scott
White Ghost	Beau Davis
You Must Be Joking! Too	Leon Schuster, Lizz Meiring		Hidden Camera
1988
Alien from L.A.	Albert Pyun
Accidents	Gidi Amir		Action/Thriller
Act of Piracy
Any Man's Death
A Private Life (Jack & Stella)	Francis Gerard	Bill Flynn, Jana Cilliers
Fiela se Kind	Katinka Heyns	Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Dalene Matthee
Laser Mission	Robbie Simpson
Last Samurai	Paul Mayersburg
Let the Music Be	Frans Nel
Love Me Leave Me	Alan Birkinshaw, Charles Mariott
Lucky Strikes Back	Joe Stewardson	Lucky Dube
Mapantsula	Oliver Schmitz			Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
The Most Dangerous Woman Alive	Chris Marnham
Nightslave	John Parr
Options	Camilo Vila
Out on Bail	Brian Hessler, Gordon Hessler
Paradise Road (Traitors)	Jan Scholtz
Quest for Love	Helen Nogueira	Jana Cilliers, Sandra Prinsloo
Space Mutiny	David Winters	Cameron Mitchell	Sci Fi	Considered one of the best spoofs on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Terminal Bliss	Jordan Alan
Thrilled to Death	Chuck Vincent
Van der Merwe P.I.	Regardt van den Bergh	Anneline Kriel, Regardt van den Bergh
Whispers	Robert Bergman
You're Famous	Yehuda Barkan		Hidden Camera	Israeli co-production
The Zambezi Kid	Denis Scully
1989
Africa Express
Killer Instinct	David Lister	Joanna Weinberg
Lambarene	Gray Hofmeyr
The Gods Must Be Crazy II	Jamie Uys
The Native Who caused all the Trouble	Manie van Rensburg
Odd Ball Hall	Jackson Hunsicker
Oh Schucks!...!Here Comes U*N*T*A*G	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster
Oh Schucks.... It's Schuster!	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster
Okavango (Wild Country)	Wayne Crawford, Danie Odendaal, Percival Rubens
On the Wire	Elaine Proctor
Prey for the Hunter	John Parr
That Englishwoman	Dirk de Villiers	Veronica Lang
Voices in the Dark	Vincent Cox	Lucky Dube
Warriors from Hell	Ronnie Isaacs
Windprints	David Wicht	Marius Weyers

1990s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1990
Agter elke man		Steve Hofmeyr en Dulcie van den Bergh
Circles in a Forest	Regardt van den Bergh	Ian Bannen, Brion James and Joe Stewardson	Drama
1991
A.W.O.L.
The Angel, the Bicycle and the Chinaman's Finger
1992
Sweet 'n Short	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster
1993
Friends	Elaine Proctor			Entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
There's a Zulu On My Stoep	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster
1994
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1995
Cry, The Beloved Country				Based on a novel by Alan Paton
1996
Anna
1997
Danger Zone		Billy Zane, Robert Downey Junior		US and CAN
Amnesty
Panic Mechanic	Leon Schuster
1998
African Violet
Paljas	Katinka Heyns			5 MNET All-Africa Film Awards, South African submission to 70th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Sweepers		Dolph Lundgren	Action	Set in a mine in Angola.
1999
Aces
Africa
After the Rain
Millennium menace	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster
The Man Who Would Kill Kitchener	François Verster		Documentary	Biography of Fritz Joubert Duquesne. 1999 NTVA Silver Stone & Stone Craft Award

2000s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
2000
Angels in a Cage		Jeremy Crutchley, Sylvaine Strike
Apostles of Civilised Vice
Hijack Stories	Oliver Schmitz			Screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
Glory Glory		Paul Johannsen, Steven Bauer, Amanda Donohoe, Gideon Emery, Ana Alexander
2001
Mr Bones	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster, David Ramsey, Faizon Love, Robert Whitehead, Jane Benney	Comedy	Highest-grossing film in South Africa on release.
Diamond Cut Diamond	Darrell Roodt	Gary Daniels, Nick Boraine, Gideon Emery
2002
Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony			Documentary
The Sorcerer's Apprentice	David Lister	Robert Davi, Kelly LeBrock, Gideon Emery
2003
Adrenaline
Red Water	Charles Robert Carner	Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Sawnson, Gideon Emery
2004
Boy called Twist		Kim Engelbrecht
Cape of Good Hope	Mark Bamford	Debbie Brown, Eriq Ebouaney, Nthathi Moshesh, Gideon Emery
Drum		Taye Diggs
A Case of Murder	Clive Morris	Steve Hofmeyr, Candice Hillebrand, Gideon Emery, Anthony Fridjhon, Ben Kruger, Nicky Rebello, Ramalao Makhene
Forgiveness		Zane Meas, Arnold Vosloo, Quanita Adams
Max and Mona
Oh Shucks, I'm Gatvol!	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster, Alfred Ntombela, Gerry the Clown, Bill Flynn
Yesterday	Darrell Roodt	Leleti Khumalo		Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards
2005
Engagement		Caroline Nicou	Romantic comedy
The Flyer		Kim Engelbrecht
Mama Jack	Leon Schuster	Leon Schuster
Tsotsi	Gavin Hood	Presley Chweneyagae, Ian Roberts, Zola, Terry Pheto		Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha	Mark Dornford-May			Won Golden Bear at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival
2006
Bunny Chow		Kim Engelbrecht
Angels in the Dust
Faith Like Potatoes	Regardt van den Bergh	Frank Rautenbach, Hamilton Dlamini	Inspirational/Docu-Drama
Son of Man	Mark Dornford-May
2007
Anner House
Counting Headz: South Afrika's Sistaz in Hip Hop	Vusi Magubane & Erin Offer		Documentary
Ouma se Slim Kind		Quinne Brown
Tengers	Michael Rix		Animation
2008
Jerusalema
Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past	Gray Hofmeyer	Leon Schuster	Comedy	Highest-grossing film in South Africa on release.
The World Unseen	Shamim Sarif	Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth	Drama
2009
District 9	Neill Blomkamp	Sharlto Copley	Science fiction	Nominated for Best Film at the 82nd Academy Awards
Invictus	Clint Eastwood	Matt Damon	Drama non fiction
Mr. Nobody	Jaco Van Dormael	Sarah Polley, Jared Leto, Diane Kruger, Rhys Ifans	Science fiction film	Belgian-Canadian-French-German-South Africa-British-America co-production; most expensive Belgian film to date
2010
Five Roads to Freedom: From Apartheid to the World Cup	Robin Benger & Jane Thandi Lipman		Documentary
Life, Above All	Oliver Schmitz		Drama

2010s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
2011
Beauty	Oliver Hermanus			Scheduled to compete in the Un Certain Regard at Cannes

References

1. "MST3K: Space Mutiny *Eccentric Cinema, Winnwer". http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/space_mutiny.htm. 
2. "Entertainment Weekly Best of the web 2007 "]. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20165619_20165621_20167518,00.html. 

External links

• South African film at the Internet Movie Database

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