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| − | The film tells a young couple who rebuild an old Tiger Moth with scrap parts. Her father however is not happy, for he does not trust the young man who claims to be a pilot though he does not have a proper flying license. When his daughter also sells her beloved white horse to get the money for the rebuild, he's furious. Nevertheless, the two young people get the plane running and airborne. When her father then has a heart attack the fastest way to get him to the hospital is by air with the Tiger Moth. This saves his life and alters his view of the young | + | The film tells a young couple who rebuild an old Tiger Moth with scrap parts. Her father however is not happy, for he does not trust the young man who claims to be a pilot though he does not have a proper flying license. When his daughter also sells her beloved white horse to get the money for the rebuild, he's furious. Nevertheless, the two young people get the plane running and airborne. When her father then has a heart attack the fastest way to get him to the hospital is by air with the Tiger Moth. This saves his life and alters his view of the relationship between the two young lovers.[https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_sersant_en_die_Tigermoth] |
Produced by [[De Wet Groenewald]] for [[Quadro Films]], production management by [[Charl Pienaar]]. | Produced by [[De Wet Groenewald]] for [[Quadro Films]], production management by [[Charl Pienaar]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:39, 13 December 2024
Die Sersant en die Tiger Moth ("The sergeant and the Tiger Moth") is an Afrikaans film by Koos Roets
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The film
The film tells a young couple who rebuild an old Tiger Moth with scrap parts. Her father however is not happy, for he does not trust the young man who claims to be a pilot though he does not have a proper flying license. When his daughter also sells her beloved white horse to get the money for the rebuild, he's furious. Nevertheless, the two young people get the plane running and airborne. When her father then has a heart attack the fastest way to get him to the hospital is by air with the Tiger Moth. This saves his life and alters his view of the relationship between the two young lovers.[1]
Produced by De Wet Groenewald for Quadro Films, production management by Charl Pienaar.
Written and directed by Koos Roets, with George Ballot, Katinka Heyns, Don Leonard, Wena Naudé, Nigel Vermaas, Tobie Cronje (as Tobias Cronje), Jacques Loots, Cecile Buurman (as Cecille Buurman), Francois de Bruyn, Johan du Plooy, Mariette Engelen (as Mariette Ferreira), Dion Viljoen, Ysterman du Toit (as Maj. Noëls du Toit), Johan Brewis, Louis van Niekerk, Marko van der Colff (as Marko van der Kolff), Sann de Lange (as San de Lange), Morné Coetzer (as Mornay Coetzer), Douglas Watson (as Douggie Watson) and Max Angorn.
The film's music by Eric Smith, cinematography by Koos Roets, editing by John Fielding, Johann Schutte and Tokkie Wehmeyer and production management by Charl Pienaar.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2034660/
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_sersant
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