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Overview
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Writer:
Jamie Uys (writer)
Release Date:
27 August 1970 (Australia) more
Tagline:
The most amazing adventure a boy ever lived through! more
Plot:
After a plane crash a young boy and his dog wander through the Kalahari desert. | add synopsis
User Comments:
very memorable movie more (26 total)
Cast
(in credits order) | Wynand Uys | ... | Dirkie (as Dirkie Hayes) |
| Jamie Uys | ... | Anton (as Jamie Hayes) |
| Lady Frolic of Belvedale | ... | Lolly |
| Wilhelm Esterhuizen | ... | Smitty |
| Sue Burman | ... | Joan |
| Jan Bruijn | ... | Colonel (as Jan Bruijns) |
| Pieter Hauptfleisch | ... | Uncle Pete |
| Johan Du Plooy | ... | Jack |
| Bill Brewer | ... | Editor |
| Jacques Loots | ... | Doctor (as Jaques Loots) |
| Heinrich Marnitz | ... | Hoffman |
| Eugene Erasmus | ... | Operator |
Directed by | |||
| Jamie Uys | (as Jamie Hayes) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jamie Uys | writer (as Jamie Hayes) | |
Produced by | |||
| Andre Pieterse | .... | executive producer | |
| Jamie Uys | .... | producer (as Jamie Hayes) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Gilbert Gibson | |||
| Art Heatley | |||
| William Loose | (as Bill Loose) | ||
| Sam Sklair | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Herman Esterhuizen | |||
| Johann Schutte | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dave Burman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Wilhelm Esterhuizen | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Anthony Farmer | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Hester Van Rooyen | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Lorette Walder | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Sue Burman | .... | assistant director | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Vernon Whitten | .... | lighting | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gordon Zahler | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Hennie Joubert | .... | soloist | |
| Al Teeter | .... | music editor | |
Distributors
- Ster-Kinekor Home Entertainment (2004) (South Africa) (DVD)
- Ster-Kinekor Home Entertainment (????) (South Africa) (video) (VHS)
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Also Known As:
Adventure in the Red Desert (USA) (poster title)
Lost in the Desert (UK)
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Color (Technicolor)
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Wait for Tomorrow more
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i remember seeing this movie as a young boy more than 30 years ago, it was part of a double bill , i don't recall what the main feature was and i think that is testament to just how memorable this movie is. the images of the young boy believing he has eaten his dog , and his father dropping thousands of leaflets to try and help him, have stayed in my mind for all this time.there was also a scene where he crossed from one desert to another , made visible by the different coloured sand, also the ostrich egg scene which i vividly remember.
i really can't believe that so many people were moved by this film in the same way that i was . it amazes me that this film has never shown up on British television , or been released on video/DVD.