- Source: Jock of the Bushveld (1986 film)
Jock of the Bushveld is a 1986 South African adventure film 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 Gordon Mulholland, 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 Cape Town sets out for the Delagoa Bay 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
Jock of the Bushveld at IMDb
Jock, le meilleur chien du monde on YouTube
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