Drama · South Africa · 1968 · 1h 45m

The Candidate

Die Kandidaat

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Director
Jans Rautenbach
Cast
Gert van der Bergh as Lourens Niemand Marie du Toit as Paula Neethling Cobus Rossouw as Anton du Toit Hermien Dommisse as Anna Volschenk Roelf Jacobs as Dr. Jan le Roux Bernadette da Silva as Jackie Smith
Crew
Vincent G. Cox — Director of Photography Roy Martin — Original Music Composer Jans Rautenbach — Story Emil Nofal — Story
Synopsis

This multi-faceted drama, which depicts a group of intellectual Afrikaners struggling with pertinent moral, ethical and racial issues in apartheid South Africa, is widely acknowledged as one of Jans Rautenbach’s finest films.

Mood & Themes
south africaapartheidracism
Key Collaborators
Jans Rautenbach Director Vincent G. Cox Director of Photography Roy Martin Original Music Composer Jans Rautenbach Story Emil Nofal Story
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