Dirkie

1969
G
1h 21m

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Desert Adventure Adventure Drama Thriller

After a plane crash a young boy and his dog wander through the Kalahari desert.After a plane crash a young boy and his dog wander through the Kalahari desert.After a plane crash a young boy and his dog wander through the Kalahari desert.

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7.0/10

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Wynand Uys

Dirkie
(as Dirkie Hayes)

Jamie Uys

Anton
(as Jamie Hayes)

Lady Frolic of Belvedale

Lolly
(as Lady Frolic Of Belvedale)

Wilhelm Esterhuizen

Smitty

Sue Burman

Joan

Jan Bruyns

Colonel
(as Jan Bruijns)

Pieter Hauptfleisch

Uncle Pete

Johan du Plooy

Jack
(as Johan Du Plooy)

Bill Brewer

Editor

Jacques Loots

Doctor
(as Jaques Loots)

Heinrich Marnitz

Hoffman

Eugene Erasmus

Operator

Director
- Jamie Uys
Writer
- Jamie Uys
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Trivia
Apart from the practical difficulties associated with filming in the desert, what made this movie even more of a feat was that it was filmed twice; once in Afrikaans and once in English.

Connections
Remade as Papam Pasivaadu (1972)

Soundtracks
Wait for Tomorrow
(Title Song)
Sung by Edwin Duff
Written by Jimmy Stewart, Doug Ashdown and Eric Gross

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7/10

An endearing boy

Dirkie is a brave endearing little boy. I was a young boy when I watched this movie and I always wanted to have his courage. WAtching the movie again reminded me again of the strength of the human spirit. What a story of how this little boy miraculously lives for weeks alone in the desert.