The Fourth Reich (1990)
October 25, 1990Release Date
The Fourth Reich (1990)
October 25, 1990Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Marius Weyers
Jan Taillard
Ryno Hattingh
Robey Leibbrandt
Grethe Fox
Erna Dorfman
Elize Cawood
Romy Taillard
Percy Sieff
Louis Esselen
Pierre Knoesen
Dice Lotter
Manie van Rensburg
Director
Ian Roberts
Johannes van der Walt
Malcolm Kohll
Writer
Marcel Van Heerden
Hendrik Erasmus
David Selvan
Producer
Louis Van Niekerk
General Smuts
James Borthwick
Sidney Cohen
Louis van Rensburg
Composer
Dewald Aukema
Cinematographer
Keith Grenville
Pierre van Ryneveld
Sandra Kotze
Mrs. Leibbrandt
Annabel Linder
Nadia Cohen
Tertius Meintjes
Doors Erasmus
Ernest Ndhlovu
Sipho
Eric Nobbs
Hennie Schoeman
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Major Ellis
Dan Robbertse
Kalie Theron
Cobus Rossouw
Dr. Hans van Rensburg
Ron Smerczak
General Karlowa
Carel Trichardt
Meyder Leibbrandt
James White
Major Hattingh
Christa Schamberger
Casting
Billy Keam
Property Master
Hans Strydom
Novel
Brigid Olen
Production Manager
Patrick Cox
Art Direction
Graham Hickson
First Assistant Director
Nena Olwage
Editor
Mark Wilby
Production Design
Lisa Perry
Costume Design
Nicky De Beer
Sound Editor
Juli Vandenberg
Sound Editor
Mark Phillips
Mixing Engineer
Beverley House
Assistant Makeup Artist
Cynthia Schumacher
Art Direction
Simon Rice
Boom Operator
Sue Steele
Costume Design
Debbie Hare
Makeup Artist
Lloyd Power
Hair Designer
Marlene Prinsloo
Art Direction
Richard Green
Production Supervisor
Robin Harris
Sound Recordist
Mark Jaffee
Executive Producer
Neria Cohen
Sound
Roland Hunter
Scenic Artist
Bill Shapter
Associate Producer
Rocky Palmer
Assistant Camera
Gert Basson
Executive Producer
Pierre Hinch
Line Producer
Reg Wessels
Executive Producer
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The Fourth Reich (El Cuatro Reich) is a 1990 South African biographical drama film directed by Manie van Rensburg and co-produced by Gert Basson, Mark Jaffee, David Selvan, Bill Shapter and Reg Wessels for Zastron Films. The film stars an ensemble South Africa cast, with Ryno Hattingh starring in the lead as Robey Leibbrandt. Supporting cast included Marius Weyers, Grethe Fox and Percy Sieff. Also supporting were many popular South African dramatists.The film revolves around the life of Robey Leibbrandt, a South African boxer who participated in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. While at the Games he was courted by the Nazis in an attempt to recruit him as an agent in South Africa. Leibbrandt embraced Nazi ideology, which culminated in his becoming an Abwehr agent for the Third Reich. As an Abwehr agent in 1939, Leibbrandt led an operation to overthrow the South African pro-Allied government, and to assassinate General Jan Smuts, at the time Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa.
The Fourth Reich was the most expensive film production in South African cinema history.The Fourth Reich played well at international film festivals and received widespread acclaim and positive reviews.