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Dirkie(Movie, 1969)

1h 24min | Genres: Adventure, Drama
DirkieRating: 3.7/5 (with 55 votes)
Lost in the Desert, initially released as Dirkie, is a 1969 South African film written, produced and directed by Jamie Uys under the name of Jamie Hayes. It was filmed in Techniscope and Technicolor. Uys himself plays Anton De Vries, a concert pianist whose 8-year-old son Dirkie is the central character. Dirkie is played by Uys's real-life son Wynand Uys, credited as Dirkie Hayes. The plot was paralleled two years later by the far more successful "Walkabout". ()
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About Dirkie

An 8-year-old boy and his dog are left to face a vast desert wasteland alone after a plane crash, while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them. Based on true events.

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Additional Information

Production country: South Africa
Plays in: South Africa
Made by: Mimosa Films
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Afrikaans (AF), English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/06/1969
Cast: Jamie Uys
Director: Jamie Uys
Screenwriter: Jamie Uys
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Lost in the Desert"
"Lost in the Desert"
Keywords: kalahari

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:230972, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024