Villon Films · 1915 English
4 early silent short films: THE ZULU’S HEART (1908), RASTUS IN ZULULAND (1910), and THE KAFFIR’S GRATITUDE (1916), SINS OF ROSANNE (incomplete) (1920)
Villon Films · 1916 English
Dramatic feature of the Great Trek and Battle of Blood River. This feature film from 1916 tells the story of South Africa’s Boer pioneers in their epic trek across southern …
Villon Films · 1920 English
Rand Rebellion, 1922. Police and marchers. Martial Law proclaimed. Strikers. Rebel stronghold. Artillery. Prisoners. Damaged property. Principal commanders as prisoners. General Smuts. Memorial to Great Trek. Foster Gang. Voortrekker celebrations. …
Villon Films · 1927 English
Dramatic feature (silent film). A first look at Zulu life in South Africa. In 1927, an Italian film crew landed in South Africa intending to make a film about a …
Villon Films · 1938 English
This feature film is the history of the Afrikanerdom according to Afrikaner Nationalists. It traces the arrival of the Dutch in Southern Africa, through the Great Trek and the defeat …
Villon Films · 1945 English
South Africa White Nationalist Rally in Johannesburg. Crowds of Afrikaners marching with flags and banners displaying the emblem of the Nationalist Party.
Villon Films · 1945 English
Mixed reel of general views around 1940s Johannesburg city and Townships.
Villon Films · 1948 English
Made in 1948, this is the first ever anti-apartheid documentary, created by anti-apartheid crusader, Rev. Michael Scott. Guthrie Michael Scott (30 July 1907 – 14 September 1983) was an Anglican …
Villon Films · 1949 English
African Jim is South Africa's first feature film aimed largely at a black audience, starring township musicians, and introducing the incomparable Dolly Rathebe. Using musicians from the townships, the film …
Villon Films · 1950 English
This unique footage includes: Muizenberg Cape Youth Festival, 1954 (all-race) Modern Youth Society, Cape Town Modern Youth Society, Simonstown Cape Town events Congress of People Bus Boycott Mass Meeting Women's …