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Also found as ''[[Gee my jou hand]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] title format.  
 
Also found as ''[[Gee my jou hand]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] title format.  
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''Also see the entry on '''[[Het van Verlangekraal]]'''''.
  
 
== The film ==
 
== The film ==
  
Made in 1960, the film was based on the book by Ds Norval Geldenhuys, adapted and scripted by [[Kappie Botha]] and the reverend [[Willie Alheit]]. Directed by [[Kappie Botha]] with [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Elma Marais]], [[Jan Ackermann]], [[Paul Malherbe]], [[Herman Steytler]], [[Anna Botha]], [[Andries Botha]], [[Rosemarie Malan]] and [[Lydia Palm]].
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Based on the novel ''[[Het van Verlangekraal]]'' by Johann Bekker (1918–1985)[https://www.litnet.co.za/johann-bekker-19181985/], which tells the tale "Het Heiberg", the daughter of a sharecropper, and her struggle to overcome her depressive lifestyle, and the role played in her recovery by her class teacher and his battle with the headmaster of the school.
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Made in 1963, the film was adapted and scripted by [[Euodie Kritzinger]] and directed by [[Tim Spring]] with [[Hanlie Swanepoel]], [[Bettie Jooste]], [[Ben van der Merwe]], [[Theunis Botha]], [[Bettie Theron]] and [[J.A.V. Swanepoel]].
  
 
==Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc==
 
==Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc==
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The novel ''[[Het van Verlangekraal]]'' was also adapted as a television series (Scholtz, 1984) and a radio serial by [[Leon van Nierop]] on [[Radio Sonder Grense]] (2022).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.litnet.co.za/johann-bekker-19181985/
  
 
https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CARFO-Films.pdf
 
https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CARFO-Films.pdf
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_van_Verlangekraal
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 06:55, 5 November 2022

Gee My Jou Hand ("Look at the stars") is a film produced by CARFO

Also found as Gee my jou hand in Afrikaans title format.

Also see the entry on Het van Verlangekraal.

The film

Based on the novel Het van Verlangekraal by Johann Bekker (1918–1985)[1], which tells the tale "Het Heiberg", the daughter of a sharecropper, and her struggle to overcome her depressive lifestyle, and the role played in her recovery by her class teacher and his battle with the headmaster of the school.

Made in 1963, the film was adapted and scripted by Euodie Kritzinger and directed by Tim Spring with Hanlie Swanepoel, Bettie Jooste, Ben van der Merwe, Theunis Botha, Bettie Theron and J.A.V. Swanepoel.

Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc

The novel Het van Verlangekraal was also adapted as a television series (Scholtz, 1984) and a radio serial by Leon van Nierop on Radio Sonder Grense (2022).

Sources

https://www.litnet.co.za/johann-bekker-19181985/

https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CARFO-Films.pdf

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_van_Verlangekraal

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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