| Jock of the Bushveld | |
| Director: | Gray Hofmeyr |
| Producer: | Duncan MacNeillie |
| Based On: | Jock of the Bushveld by James Percy FitzPatrick |
| Starring: | Jonathan Rands Jocelyn Broderick Michael Brunner Gordon Mulholland Wilson Dunster |
| Music: | Keith Hutchinson |
| Cinematography: | Michael Buckley |
| Editing: | Valma Muir |
| Distributor: | A Duncan MacNeillie Production Toron International |
| Runtime: | 94 min. |
| Language: | Afrikaans, English |
Jock of the Bushveld is a 1986 South African adventure film directed by Gray Hofmeyr and produced by Duncan MacNeillie for Duncan MacNeillie Production and Toron International.[1] The film stars Jonathan Rands, Jocelyn Broderick and Michael Brunner in lead role along with Gordon Mulholland, Wilson Dunster in supportive roles and the dog Umfubu.[2] [3]
The film is based on the 1907 novel by same name written by Irish writer James Percy FitzPatrick who went South Africa in 1800s and experience several incidents in the jungle.[4]
In 1886, 20-year-old Percy Fitzpatrick from Cape Town sets out for the Delagoa Bay in Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way there he prevents a weakly puppy, Jock, from being drowned and adopts him. When Percy finally reaches his destination, there is no gold anymore, so he starts out as a foreman. Afterwards, he and Jock live through many adventures involving wild animals and slave drivers.[5] [6]