The Candidate

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gert van der Bergh
Gert van der Bergh

Lourens Niemand

Marie du Toit
Marie du Toit

Paula Neethling

Cobus Rossouw
Cobus Rossouw

Anton du Toit

Hermien Dommisse
Hermien Dommisse

Anna Volschenk

Roelf Jacobs
Roelf Jacobs

Dr. Jan le Roux

Bernadette da Silva
Bernadette da Silva

Jackie Smith

Tromp Terre'blanche
Tromp Terre'blanche

Prof. Hannes van Biljon

Don Leonard
Don Leonard

Krisjan

Regardt van den Bergh
Regardt van den Bergh

Kallie

Jacques Loots
Jacques Loots

Dominee Perold

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    This multi-faceted drama, which depicts a group of intellectual Afrikaners struggling with pertinent moral, ethical and racial issues in apartheid South Africa, is widely acknowledged as one of Jans Rautenbach’s finest films.

  • Release Date

    1968-05-27

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    Afrikaans
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