''Circles in a Forest'' is a 1989 South African drama film directed by Regardt van den Bergh and starring

Ian Bannen Ian Edmund Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish actor with a long career in film, on stage, and on television. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in '' The Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965), the first ...

Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in ''Blade Runner'' and appeared in '' Southern Comfort'', ''48 Hrs.'', '' Another 48 Hrs.'', ''Silverado'', '' Tango & Cash'', ...

and Joe Stewardson.BFI.org
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Leonard Rosenman Leonard Rosenman (September 7, 1924 – March 4, 2008) was an American film, television and concert composer with credits in over 130 works, including '' East of Eden'', ''Rebel without a Cause'', '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', ''Beneath the ...

. The film is adapted from the novel by

Dalene Matthee Dalene Matthee (13 October 1938 – 20 February 2005) was a South African author best known for her four "Forest Novels", written in and around the Knysna Forest. Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, including English, Fren ...

Plot

Saul Barnard befriends an elephant as a child, and later goes back to rescue it as a man.

Cast

as MacDonald *

as Mr. Patterson * Dorette Potgieter as Jane * Joe Stewardson as Joram Barnard * Judi Trott as Kate MacDonald *

Arnold Vosloo Arnold Vosloo (born 16 June 1962) is a South African-American actor. He is famous for roles such as Imhotep in '' The Mummy'' and ''The Mummy Returns'', Colonel Coetzee in ''Blood Diamond'', Pik van Cleef in ''Hard Target'', Dr. Peyton Westlak ...

as Saul Barnard

References

External links

* 1989 films 1989 crime drama films Afrikaans-language films Films scored by Leonard Rosenman Films about elephants Films directed by Regardt van den Bergh South African drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub