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Angola: The War (2017)
Directed by Peter Lamberti
“A faraway war... A clash of ideologies... And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.”
Documentary · 2h 00m
For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.
Cast
A
Anton Beukman
Himself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces
J
Jan Breytenbach
Himself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach)
Fidel Castro
Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage)
J
Jannie Gildenhuys
Himself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces
M
Maxim Gladkov
Himself - Former Soviet Interpreter
D
Dick Lord
Himself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord)
J
Jan Malan
Himself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF
G
Gert Minnaar
Himself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF
K
Koos Moorcroft
Himself - Former Sergeant Major, South African Defense Forces
C
Craig Thomassen
Himself - Former Member, Corps of Engineers, SADF
Pik Botha
Himself - Former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs
Crew
- Director
- Peter Lamberti
- Producer
- Peter Lamberti
Details
- Release date
- 2017-06-01
- Runtime
- 2h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- South Africa
- Production
- Aquavision TV Productions, Lion Mountain Media