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Bookmark this pageSpoor (1975)
Director: Howard Rennie
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From Time Out Film Guide
A monumentally hamfisted movie set in 1901 South Africa, when the British under Kitchener were fighting the insurgent Boers. A neurotic, Sandhurst-starched captain (Ridley) obsessively tries to hunt down an elusive guerilla general. With him go a brooding Afrikaaner scout, the Observer correspondent who shudders at the notion of 'participation', and two gin-swilling, recalcitrant privates. In addition to their hysterically wooden performances, an insulting script, misuse of location, and extremely laborious pace make this a must to avoid.Author: IB
Cast & crew
Director: Howard Rennie
Producer: John D Merriman, Dawie van Heerden
Cast: Giles Ridley, George Jackson, Ivor Kissin, Victor Melleney, Ian Yule full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 81 mins
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