''Jock of the Bushveld'' is a 1986 South African

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directed by Gray Hofmeyr and produced by Duncan MacNeillie for Duncan MacNeillie Production and Toron International. The film stars Jonathan Rands, Jocelyn Broderick and Michael Brunner in lead role along with

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, Wilson Dunster in supportive roles and the dog Umfubu. The film is based on the 1907 novel by same name written by Irish writer James Percy FitzPatrick who went South Africa in 1800s and experience several incidents in the jungle.

Plot

In 1886, 20-year-old Percy Fitzpatrick from

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sets out for the

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in Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way there he prevents a weakly puppy, Jock, from being drowned and adopts him. When Percy finally reaches his destination, there is no gold anymore, so he starts out as a foreman. Afterwards, he and Jock live through many adventures involving wild animals and slave drivers.

Cast

* Jonathan Rands as Percy Fitzpatrick * Jocelyn Broderick as Lilian Cubitt * Michael Brunner as Field Cornet Seedling * Wilson Dunster as George Barnard * Umfubu the dog as Jock * Gordon Mulholland as Tom Barnett * Marloe Scott Wilson as Maggie Maguire * Nadine Kadey as Olivia Jones * Jim Neal as Bill Saunderson * Fred Baylis as Warthog George * Oliver Ngwenya as Jim * Fiona Fraser as Mrs. Cubitt

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2306589
''Jock, le meilleur chien du monde''
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1986 films 1980s adventure films South African adventure films Afrikaans-language films English-language South African films Films set in the 1880s Films set in the 1890s 1980s South African films