Simon Sabela
Also Known As: Simon Mabunu Sabela
Biography: Simon Sabela was born on March 10, 1931 in Durban, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Zulu (1964), Zulu Dawn (1979) and Der Rivonia-Prozess (1966). He died in 1994.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Durban, South Africa
Adult: No
Birthday: March 10, 1931
Age: 94 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 01, 1994
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Gold
Overview: Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners can make a killing in the international gold market.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-08
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Skeleton Coast
Overview: A retired Army colonel attempts to rescue his imprisoned son in this action packed thriller. To save his CIA operative son from terrorists, Col. Smith (Ernest Borgnine) and a group of mercenaries head to war-torn Angola's Skeleton Coast, where they must infiltrate an armed compound run by a sadistic East German officer before Smith's son is tortured to death. Robert Vaughn, Oliver Reed and Herbert Lom costar.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-14
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Strangers at Sunrise
Overview: In the Transvaal, in 1900, the British army condemns to death an American mining engineer for aiding and abetting the Boer enemy. The engineer escapes from custody and takes refuge at an isolated Boer farm. When three deserters from the British army arrive on the scene, the engineer takes steps to protect himself and the Boer family.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-07
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Pressure Burst
Overview: South African Movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: af
Release Date: 1971-03-19
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Forever Young, Forever Free
Overview: "e’Lollipop" is the extraordinary story of two inseparable South African children, Tsepo and his orphaned friend Jannie. Jannie is sent to a missionary station in Tsepo’s village where they become best friends as Jannie finds his place in his new home. Life is full of childhood fun and antics until tragedy strikes: Jannie, now 10 years old, is seriously injured. In the face of much adversity, Tsepo and his community pull together so that Jannie can get specialised medical treatment. A daunting challenge lies ahead... At what cost will Jannie survive? Tsepo and Jannie’s inspirational story unfolds against the breathtaking backdrops of a dramatic African landscape and New York City in the mid-1970s. "e’Lollipop" is a life-changing story that reminds us of the true value of friendship, community, sacrifice and family - despite our color or creed.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-24
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Black Cat
Overview: South African Movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zu
Release Date: 1975-11-27
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The Voortrekkers
Overview: Historical Epic about The Voortrekkers
Genres: War
Original Language: af
Release Date: 1973-12-10
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The Shadowed Mind
Overview: A patient at a private clinic for sufferers of sexual dysfunction begins a tentative affair with one of the other patients while a killer stalks the institution.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Target of an Assassin
Overview: An ailing African leader is kidnapped by a nurse after being admitted to hospital, and finds himself stuck between two men who have different ideas of what to do with him.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-10
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Death Drums Along the River
Overview: A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
Genres: Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-12-20
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Seven Against the Sun
Overview: In February of 1941, South African troops are in action against the Italian forces on the northern frontier of Kenya. An Italian invasion, aimed at pushing the Allied Forces out of Central and East Africa, is imminent. The South African Command realizes it has no forces at its disposal capable of stopping the Italian objective, so they resort to a grand bluff...
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-24
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Zulu Dawn
Overview: In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Genres: Adventure Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-14
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Shout at the Devil
Overview: During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Genres: Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-12
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Zulu
Overview: In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Genres: Action Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-22
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Satan's Harvest
Overview: Cutter Murdock inherits an estate in Africa on which "Satan's Harvest" (heroin and marijuana) is grown. The thugs growing the drugs want him out of the way, so things get messy.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-01
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The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Overview: Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-01
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Tokoloshe
Overview: A young African boy is rescued from a witchdoctor's death curse. He travels to the big city where a blind white man becomes his protector.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-05-12
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Diamond Walkers
Overview: Drama among diamond smugglers and gold fever in South African bush.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-20
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Rogue Lion
Overview: In South Africa a new young ranger is transferred to a troubled game reserve. He struggles to be accepted by, and help, his boss, fending off poachers and intruding natives, and gets involved with a poacher's daughter he knew from university.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-05
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The Lion's Share
Overview: An Italian cop returns to his birthplace of South Africa to investigate his father's death
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-30
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