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''[[My Naam is Dingetjie]]'' (lit. "my name is little whatchamacallit") is an [[Afrikaans]] film by [[Dirk de Villiers]] (1924-2009). | ''[[My Naam is Dingetjie]]'' (lit. "my name is little whatchamacallit") is an [[Afrikaans]] film by [[Dirk de Villiers]] (1924-2009). | ||
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| + | Referred to as a "Boerewors-western", it is the first in the 1975 "Dingetjie" series of comedies, broadly inspired by the 1970/71 Terence Hill and Bud Spencer "spaghetti westerns" about the character called "Trinity" (notably ''My Name Is Trinity''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067355/] and ''Trinity Is Still My Name''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068154/]). The second [[Afrikaans]] film was ''[[Dingetjie is Dynamite!]]'' (October, 1975). | ||
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| + | It is an action comedy about Daan and Dingetjie, two layabouts who live on their run-down farm with their sister (Sus), who's sick and tired of their lazy ways. She threatens to run off with the first man she meets, and so when handsome young Bill arrives to have his car fixed, the brothers get nervous. They decide they will have to frighten Bill away but he is more than a match for them. | ||
| − | + | The story and screenplay were written by [[C.F. Beyers-Boshoff]] and the film directed by [[Dirk de Villiers]], with [[Louw Verwey]] (as "Daan"), [[Roelf Laubscher]] (as "Dingetjie"), [[Chris du Toit]] (as "Bill Verster") and [[Pearl Gawlowski]] (as "Sus"). The rest of the cast included [[Fitz Morley]], [[Wenda Scholz]], [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Dirk de Villiers]], [[Lynne Maree]], [[Alwyn Louw]], [[Peter Grannell]], [[Manfred Zabovski]] and [[Felicity van Eck]]. | |
| − | + | Produced by [[Ben Vlok]] for [[C-Films]], with [[Lindsay du Plessis]] (composer), | |
| + | [[Uwe Beckmann]] (cinematographer), [[Thys de Wit]] (editor) and crew. | ||
| − | + | Released in South Africa on May 1975. | |
==Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc== | ==Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2035574/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpl_ov_ql_1 | ||
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| + | [[Louis Fouché]] 1975. "Dingetjie doen dit weer - dié keer saam met Don en Wena", in the ''[[Tydskrif-Rapport]]'', 3 August, 1975: p. 11 | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 24 November 2025
My Naam is Dingetjie (lit. "my name is little whatchamacallit") is an Afrikaans film by Dirk de Villiers (1924-2009).
The film
Referred to as a "Boerewors-western", it is the first in the 1975 "Dingetjie" series of comedies, broadly inspired by the 1970/71 Terence Hill and Bud Spencer "spaghetti westerns" about the character called "Trinity" (notably My Name Is Trinity[1] and Trinity Is Still My Name[2]). The second Afrikaans film was Dingetjie is Dynamite! (October, 1975).
It is an action comedy about Daan and Dingetjie, two layabouts who live on their run-down farm with their sister (Sus), who's sick and tired of their lazy ways. She threatens to run off with the first man she meets, and so when handsome young Bill arrives to have his car fixed, the brothers get nervous. They decide they will have to frighten Bill away but he is more than a match for them.
The story and screenplay were written by C.F. Beyers-Boshoff and the film directed by Dirk de Villiers, with Louw Verwey (as "Daan"), Roelf Laubscher (as "Dingetjie"), Chris du Toit (as "Bill Verster") and Pearl Gawlowski (as "Sus"). The rest of the cast included Fitz Morley, Wenda Scholz, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Dirk de Villiers, Lynne Maree, Alwyn Louw, Peter Grannell, Manfred Zabovski and Felicity van Eck.
Produced by Ben Vlok for C-Films, with Lindsay du Plessis (composer), Uwe Beckmann (cinematographer), Thys de Wit (editor) and crew.
Released in South Africa on May 1975.
Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2035574/fullcredits/?ref_=ttpl_ov_ql_1
Louis Fouché 1975. "Dingetjie doen dit weer - dié keer saam met Don en Wena", in the Tydskrif-Rapport, 3 August, 1975: p. 11
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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