The Candidate

Original title: Die Kandidaat

Duration: 105 min

Release date: 1968-05-27

IMDB

This multi-faceted drama, which depicts a group of intellectual Afrikaners struggling with pertinent moral, ethical and racial issues in apartheid South Africa, is widely acknowledged as one of Jans Rautenbach’s finest films.

Drama

Die Kandidaat

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Gert van der Bergh

Gert van der Bergh

as Lourens Niemand

as Paula Neethling

as Anton du Toit

Hermien Dommisse

Hermien Dommisse

as Anna Volschenk

as Dr. Jan le Roux

Bernadette da Silva

Bernadette da Silva

as Jackie Smith

Tromp Terre'blanche

Tromp Terre'blanche

as Prof. Hannes van Biljon

Regardt van den Bergh

Regardt van den Bergh

as Dominee Perold

Lourens Schultz

Lourens Schultz

Wilhelm Esterhuizen

Wilhelm Esterhuizen

as Ooem Essie Esterhuizen

as Herman Botha

as Receptionist

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Jans Rautenbach

Jans Rautenbach

Jans Rautenbach

Jans Rautenbach

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

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