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[[The Guest: An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais]] is a film written by [[Athol Fugard]] and [[Ross Devenish]].
 
 
 
Originally called ''[[The Guest at Steenkampskraal]]'', and also known simply as ''[[The Guest]]'', the film was directed by [[Ross Devenish]] with [[Athol Fugard]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Gordon Vorster]], [[Wilma Stockenström]], [[Trix Pienaar]] and [[James Borthwick]].
 
 
 
The film is based on an episode in Leon Rousseau's biography of [[Eugene Marais]], ''Die Groot Verlange'' ("The Great Longing") dealing with the months Marais sp-ent on the Van Rooyen family's farm to cope with this addiction. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The film was first shown at the XXX Fetival Internazionale Del Film, Locarno 4 - 14 August 1977, and went on general release on 14 September, 1977.
 
 
 
The text was published by David Philip in 1977.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128241/
 
 
 
[[NELM]] Poster Collection [Collection: POSTERS]: 1997. 21. 1
 
 
 
 
 
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