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Jock of the Bushveld (1986)

1h 34m

Running Time

Jock of the Bushveld (1986)

Name: Jock of the Bushveld
Genre: Adventure, History, Kids & Family
Released: 1986-12-05

1h 34m

Running Time

Plot.

In 1886 the 20 years old Percy Fitzpatrick from Kaapstad sets out for the Delagoa bay in Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way he prevents the weakly puppy Jock being drowned and adopts him. But when they finally reach the destination of his journey, there's no gold there anymore. So Percy starts out as a foreman, and henceforth he and Jock live through many exciting adventures involving wild animals and slave drivers.

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Cast & Crew.

Jonathan Rands

Percy Fitzpatrick

Gordon Mulholland

Tom Barnett

Jocelyn Broderick

Lilian Cubitt

Michael Brunner

Field Cornet Seedling

Wilson Dunster

George Barnard

Olivier Ngwenya

Jim

Percy Fitzpatrick

Story

John Cundill

Writer

Gray Hofmeyr

Director

Marloe Scott Wilson

Maggie Maguire

Duncan MacNeillie

Producer

Michael Buckley

Cinematographer

Valma Muir

Editor

Details.

Release Date
December 5, 1986

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 34m

Genres
Adventure History Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-09

This Movie Is About.

adventurer

african bushveld

Wiki.

Jock of the Bushveld is a 1986 South African adventure film directed by Gray Hofmeyr and produced by Duncan MacNeillie for Duncan MacNeillie Production and Toron International. The film stars Jonathan Rands, Jocelyn Broderick and Michael Brunner in lead role along with Gordon Mulholland, Wilson Dunster in supportive roles and the dog Umfubu.

The film is based on the 1907 novel by same name written by Irish writer James Percy FitzPatrick who went South Africa in 1800s and experience several incidents in the jungle.