Documentary · South Africa · 2017 · 2h 0m

Angola: The War

Director

Cast

Anton Beukman as Himself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces Jan Breytenbach as Himself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach) Fidel Castro as Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage) Jannie Gildenhuys as Himself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces Maxim Gladkov as Himself - Former Soviet Interpreter Dick Lord as Himself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord)

Crew

Peter Lamberti — Producer

Tagline

A faraway war... A clash of ideologies... And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.

Synopsis

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

Key Collaborators

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