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Circles in a Forest

  • 19891989
  • 1h 32m
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Circles in a Forest (1989)
AdventureDramaRomance
Saul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters who are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood bu... Read allSaul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters who are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood buyers, Saul takes a stand and his father chases him away. He goes to work in wood-buyer Mac... Read allSaul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters who are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood buyers, Saul takes a stand and his father chases him away. He goes to work in wood-buyer MacDonald's wood yard, where he gets to know MacDonald's daughter Kate and falls in love with... Read all
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POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • Regardt van den Bergh
    • Writers
      • Fabrice Ziolkowski
      • Luli Barzman
      • Dalene Matthee(novel)
    • Stars
      • Ian Bannen
      • Arnold Vosloo
      • Judi Trott
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    • Director
      • Regardt van den Bergh
    • Writers
      • Fabrice Ziolkowski
      • Luli Barzman
      • Dalene Matthee(novel)
    • Stars
      • Ian Bannen
      • Arnold Vosloo
      • Judi Trott
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    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • MacDonald
    Arnold Vosloo
    Arnold Vosloo
    • Saul Barnard
    Judi Trott
    • Kate MacDonald
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Mr. Patterson
    Joe Stewardson
    • Joram Barnard
    Christo Niehaus
    • Younger Saul Barnard
    Danielle Crouse
    • Younger Kate MacDonald
    Joanna Palmer
    • Mrs. MacDonald
    Nic van Rensburg
    • Older Jozef Barnard
    Albert Maritz
    • Younger Jozef Barnard
    Liam Cundill
    • Older Isak Barnard
    Dulcie van den Bergh
    • Sanna
    Prince Mokhini
    • Maska
    Shareen Swart
    • Magrieta Barnard
    Lynne White
    • Mrs. Stopforth
    • (as Lynn White)
    Scott J. Ateah
    • Cairncross
    Gillian Garlick
    • Mrs. Cairncross
    Ingrid Emslie
    • Older Jane
    • Director
      • Regardt van den Bergh
    • Writers
      • Fabrice Ziolkowski
      • Luli Barzman
      • Dalene Matthee(novel)
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    • Release date
      • August 18, 1989 (South Africa)
    • Country of origin
      • South Africa
    • Languages
      • English
      • Afrikaans
    • Also known as
      • Ruhe vor dem Sturm
    • Production company
      • Philo Pieterse Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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