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Deep in the City(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-01-01
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Time: 1h 10m
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It tells of a happy Bushveld family whose lives are turned upside down by the mother’s death. The father, his young daughter, and their pet dog have to move to the city so he can try and patent a bean-machine. The urban world is foreign and foreboding with much danger. The father perseveres, and triumphs in a comical manner.
Languages: Afrikaans.
Countries:
South Africa
ProductionCompanies:
Afrikaanse Rolprentproduksies Killarney
Movie: Deep in the City
Top 6 Billed Cast
Jamie Uys
Hans Botha
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It tells of a happy Bushveld family whose lives are turned upside down by the mother’s death. The father, his young daughter, and their pet dog have to move to the city so he can try and patent a bean-machine. The urban world is foreign and foreboding with much danger. The father perseveres, and triumphs in a comical manner.
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1954-01-01
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