Man in die Donker

Man in die Donker (Man in the Dark), is a 1962 South African Black and white Neo-noir film directed by Truida Louw Pohl and co-produced by Aletta Gericke, Truida Louw and Renée van der Walt for Trio-Films. This is the first South African film directed by a woman in South African cinema history.

The film stars Babs Laker and Dawid van der Walt in lead role along with Cor Nortjé, Mathilde Hanekom and Elsa Fouché in supportive roles.

Plot

Babs Laker as Lydia Beyers

Dawid van der Walt as Dr. Karel Beyers

Cor Nortjé as Hendrik Luyt

Mathilde Hanekom as Tant Ellie

Elsa Fouché as Helene du Toit

Esmé Euvrard as Salvation Army speaker

Douglas Fuchs as Dr. Jacobs

Frances Holland as Mrs. Maritz

Willie Steyn as Gerrit Maritz

Charl Engelbrecht

Jaco van der Westhuizen as Jannie Ghitaar

Heloise van der Merwe

Marita Wessels

Jan Luyt Pohl as Singer in bar

Corrie Myburgh

Billy Pretorius

Kosie Roux

Dirk Engelbrecht

Gertie Scharper as Hopscotch girl

References

External links

Die Storie van Klara Viljee on fdb

1962 films

1962 drama films

Neo-noir

South African black-and-white films

South African drama films