Difference between revisions of "The Fourth Reich"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[The Fourth Reich]]'' is a film by [[Manie van Rensburg]] () | ''[[The Fourth Reich]]'' is a film by [[Manie van Rensburg]] () | ||
| − | The film | + | ==The film== |
| − | + | The film, based on a novel by [[Hans Strydom]] called ''Vir Volk en Führer: Robey Leibbrandt & Operasie Weissdorn'' (published by [[Jonathan Ball Publishers]], 1983 and translated as ''For Volk and Fuhrer : Robey Leibbrandt & Operation Weissdorn''), tells the story of Robey Leibbrandt (1913–1966)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robey_Leibbrandt], a South African boxer who became fascinated with Nazi ideology during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and in 1939 returned to South Africa to lead an operation to overthrow the pro-Allied government of General Jan Smuts. | |
| + | |||
| + | The film was made by the [[Zastron]] production company and distributed in South Africa by [[Trans Atlantic]] (1990). | ||
| + | |||
| + | Directed by [[Manie van Rensburg]] to a script co-written by [[Malcolm Kohll]] and [[Hans Strydom]]. | ||
| − | |||
Revision as of 15:49, 23 February 2022
The Fourth Reich is a film by Manie van Rensburg ()
The film
The film, based on a novel by Hans Strydom called Vir Volk en Führer: Robey Leibbrandt & Operasie Weissdorn (published by Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1983 and translated as For Volk and Fuhrer : Robey Leibbrandt & Operation Weissdorn), tells the story of Robey Leibbrandt (1913–1966)[1], a South African boxer who became fascinated with Nazi ideology during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and in 1939 returned to South Africa to lead an operation to overthrow the pro-Allied government of General Jan Smuts.
The film was made by the Zastron production company and distributed in South Africa by Trans Atlantic (1990).
Directed by Manie van Rensburg to a script co-written by Malcolm Kohll and Hans Strydom.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Reich
