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The Guest: An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais is a film written by Athol Fugard and Ross Devenish.
Originally called The Guest at Steenkampskraal, and also known simply as The Guest, the film was directed by Ross Devenish with Athol Fugard, Marius Weyers, Gordon Vorster, Wilma Stockenström, Trix Pienaar and James Borthwick.
The film is based on an episode in Leon Rousseau's biography of Eugene Marais, Die Groot Verlange ("The Great Longing") dealing with the months Marais sp-ent on the Van Rooyen family's farm to cope with this addiction.
The film was first shown at the XXX Fetival Internazionale Del Film, Locarno 4 - 14 August 1977, and went on general release on 14 September, 1977.
The text was published by David Philip in 1977.
Sources
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128241/
NELM Poster Collection [Collection: POSTERS]: 1997. 21. 1
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