Jock of the Bushveld
Jock of the Bushveld is the title of a famous novel by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (1862-1931)[1]
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The novel
Written for his young children in 1905, based on tales he had told them, it tells the story of his dog "Jock" and their adventures in South Africa some 20 years before the 1880s, when he had worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the South African Republic. First published (by Longmans, Green, and Co.) in 1907 upon persuasion by his friend Rudyard Kipling. Illustrations for the book were done by Edmund Caldwell. The book has been re-published numerous times since.
Film versions
Filmed a number of times, among the versions have been:
Jock of the Bushveld (1986)
In 1986 produced and released Jock of the Bushveld[2], produced by Edgar Bold and Duncan MacNeillie, written by John Cundill and directed by Gray Hofmeyr, with a South African cast that included Jonathan Rands, Gordon Mulholland and Jocelyn Broderick, Michael Brunner, Wilson Dunster, Tom Barnett, Marloe Scott Wilson, Nadine Kadey, Jim Neal, Fred Baylis, Oliver Ngwenya, Fiona Fraser and the dog Umfubu (or Mfubu) as "Jock".
Jock: A True Tale of Friendship (1994)
In 1994 Duncan MacNeillie Film Productions and Toron International produced and released another version, one with a happy ending, intended for the US market. It was released as Jock: A True Tale of Friendship[3], written by MacNeillie, and co-directed by him with Danie Joubert, with a .
Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
In 2011 Jock Animation released a 3-D animated version called Jock the Hero Dog[4] as a South African-American venture, directed by Duncan MacNeillie and based on his earlier film. Featuring a star-studded international cast, including Bryan Adams, Donald Sutherland, Helen Hunt, Ted Danson, Desmond Tutu, Mandy Patinkin and William Baldwin.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306589/?ref_=nm_knf_i4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104563/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2
