South Africa / Feb 24, 1955
Vadertjie Langbeen (1955)
Directed by Pierre de Wet
1h 7minruntime
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Plot
Trudi Adendorff lives in an orphanage all her life, until the day she completes her matric and an unknown benefactor sends her to university. He is Jacques de Villiers, a handsome businessman, and his only requirements are: she must not know his name and she must write to him regularly about her progress. However, he never writes back.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joan Viljoen | |
| Hester van Niekerk | |
| Francis Coertze | Tant Sarie |
| Vlokkie du Toit | Wykoff |
| Esther Mentz | Mrs. de Beer |
| Gideon Roos Jnr | Bennie |
| Hildegarde Botha | Della |
| Paddy Norval | Katie |
| Gert Van den Bergh | Jacques (voice) (uncredited) |
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vadertjie Langbeen |
| Original language | Afrikaans (AF) |
| Spoken languages | Afrikaans |
| Production countries | South Africa |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Afrikaanse Rolprentproduksies Killarney |
| Release date | 24 febbraio 1955 |
| Writer | Jean Webster, Pierre de Wet |
| Editing | Dennis Gurney |
| Cinematography | John Brown |
| Assistant directors | Pierre de Wet, Elizabeth Wilman |
| Lighting | Peter Lang |
| Production design | William van Reenen, Peter Yule |
| Art direction | William van Reenen, Peter Yule |
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| Set decoration | William van Reenen, Peter Yule |
| Music | Edward Howes, Gerald Ehrlich, Joe Goodman |
| Sound | Edward Howes, Gerald Ehrlich, Joe Goodman |
| Costume design | William Bell |
| Makeup | William Bell |
| Hairstyling | William Bell |
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