Die Erfgenaam
There are two Afrikaans films called Die Erfgenaam ("The heir").
Neither of these are to be confused with Die Erfgename, the Afrikaans version of the play The Heiress by Anna and Augustus Goetz.
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Die Erfgenaam by Koos Roets (1971)
Also referred to simply as Erfgenaam ("Heir") in some cases, e.g. on the IMDb database.
The film
Production team
It was produced by David Johannes Fourie aka Dawie Fourie for Quadro Films. Production credits are as follows: music by George Hayden, cinematography by Koos Roets, film editing by Johann Schutte, Brian Varaday and Tokkie Wehmeyer.
Production management was taken care of by De Wet Groenewald and Tokkie Meyer. Sound management was done by Willie du Toit (sound) and Hannes Roets (assistant sound). Uwe Beckmann was the camera operator. The assistant editor was Hillary Malebysse-Smith and script continuity was managed by Cheryl Frootko and Lorette Walder. Additional crew was hired for the titles and these roles were taken up by Leonora Odendaal and Sias Odendaal (also known as "Sias en Leonora").
The cast
The cast includes Lourens Schultz ("Henning Joubert"), Don Leonard ("Faan Landman"), Dawid Swart ("Werner Joubert"), Mitsi Stander ("Christelle Landman"), Kita Redelinghuys ("Louise Joubert"), Pieter Joubert ("Martin du Preez"), Lynette Marais ("Felicity Marshall"), Douglas Watson ("Robert"), Wilna Snyman ("Mrs Williams"), Diane Ridler ("Wanda Joubert"), Fritz Bourquin ("Percy Williams") and Koos Meyer ("du Toit").
Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2141689/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_erfgenaam
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Die Erfgenaam by Johan Nysschen (2017)
Also referred to simply as Erfgenaam ("Heir") in some cases, e.g. on the IMDb database.
The film
A Christian film about the redemption of a rich young attorney who has no peace or love in his life. Filmed in Hartenbos in 2011 and released in July 2017.
Production team
The cast
The cast includes Ruan Fouche and Marianke Breitenbach
Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc
Sources
https://www.oudtshoorncourant.com/Entertainment/Article/erfgenaam-n-suid-kaap-produksie-20180110
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