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David
Wicht
David
Wicht is a film producer and financier based in Cape
Town, South Africa. David is South Africa’s
leading producer of films for the US. Regular clients
include Warner Bros, Universal, Disney, HBO &
Showtime..
He
started in the film industry as a writer and director
of feature films, television drama, documentaries, commercials
and music videos. His first screenplay THE NATIVE WHO
CAUSED ALL THE TROUBLE went on to become an award-winning
stage play. His last feature as writer/director, WINDPRINTS,
with John Hurt and Sean Bean, was nominated for Best
Script, Best Director and Best Film in SA and enjoyed
much critical success.
David
left for the UK during the 1980’s where he stopped
writing and directing to concentrate on film production
and financing. To that end he completed an MBA at
one of the UK's top business schools. Since his return
to South Africa he has been involved in a large body
of work.
David
excels in producing films for the US market, and enjoys
excellent relations with all the major networks and
studios, completion bonders, insurers and EU funds.
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Year:
2006
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Movie:
Goodbye Bafana |
Company:
Banana Films |
Director:
Bille August |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Greg Latter
Bille
August |
Starring:
Joseph Feinnes
Diane Kruger
Dennis Haysbert
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Producers:
JeanLuc Van Damme
Ilann Girard
Andro Steinborn
Livio Negri
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| Synopsis:
The true story of a white
South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by
the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's
name was Nelson Mandela. |
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Year:
2005
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Movie:
The Breed |
Company:
Film Afrika Worldwide |
Director:
Nicholas Mastandrea |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Bob Conte
Peter Martin Wortmann |
Starring:
Michelle Rodriguez
Taryn Manning
Hill Harper
Eric Lively
Oliver Hudson
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Producers:
Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena
David Lancaster, Hal Sadoff
Karen Vundla, Vlokkie Gordon
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| Synopsis:
A Wes Craven presentation.
The Breed is about a group of five college kids who are
forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they
fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend. |
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Year:
2005
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Movie:
Duma
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Company:
Warner Bros. |
Director:
Carroll Ballard |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Carol Hopcraft
Xan Hopcraft |
Starring:
Alex
Michaletos
Hope Davis
Campbell Scott
Eamonn Walker
Jennifer Steyn |
Producers:
Gaylord, John Wells,
Hunt Lowry
Kristin Harms, Stacy Cohen
E.K. Gaylord II, Doug Claybourne
Vlokkie Gordon |
| Synopsis:
"Duma" is the powerful
adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between
a cheetah and an intrepid young boy." |
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Year:
2005
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TV
Movie:
Spring
Break Shark Attack |
Company:
CBS (USA) |
Director:
Paul Shapiro |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
James LaRosa
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Starring:
Shannon
Lucio
Riley Smith
Justin Baldoni
Kathy Baker
Bryan Brown
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Producers:
Frank von Zerneck Robert
Sertner
JJ Jamieson, Peter Sadowski
Leslie Belzberg, Randy Sutter & Nina Heyns
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| Synopsis:
An exciting made for TV thriller
about the invasion of killer sharks on the Florida coast
as a beach full of co-eds enjoy their spring break.
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Year:
2005
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TV
Movie:
The
Poseidon Adventure |
Company:
Hallmark Entertainment |
Director:
John Putch |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Cinematographer:
Ross Berryman |
Starring:
Adam
Baldwin
Steve
Guttenberg
Bryan Brown |
Producers:
Steve Squillante
Mary Church
Frank Q Dobbs
Nina Heyns |
| Synopsis:
A cruise ship succumbs to
a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag
group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland
security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel
and attempt an escape.
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Year:
2005
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TV
Movie:
Supernova |
Company:
Hallmark Entertainment |
Director:
John Harrison |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Steven H Berman |
Starring:
Luke
Perry
Peter Fonda
Tia Carrere |
Producers:
Leanne Moore
Theresa Ryan
Adam Douglas
Stephanie Meurer |
| Synopsis:
A scientific possibility
becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force
in the universe threatens to hurtle home.
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Year:
2005
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Movie:
Slipstream |
Company:
Motion Picture Corporation
of America |
Director:
David van Eyssen |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Louis Morneau
Phillip Badger |
Starring:
Sean
Astin
Vinnie Jones
Ivana Milicevic
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Producers:
Sean
Astin
David Bixler
Frank Hübner
Brad Krevoy
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| Synopsis:
SARAH TANNER is an FBI agent
charged with keeping a scientist, STUART CONWAY, who works
at a government research facility under surveillance.
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Year:
2005
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TV Movie:
Zenon
Z3 |
Company:
Disney |
Director:
Steve Rash |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Stu Krieger |
Starring:
Kirsten
Storms, Lauren Maltby
Phumi Mthembu, Alyson Morgan Stuart Pankin, Holly Fulger
Nathan Anderson,
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Producers:
Suzanne DePasse
Suzanne Coston
Chris Morgan
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| Synopsis:
In this 3rd installment of
the series Zenon attends a rock concert on the moon, and
has to help defend the planet against unscrupulous developers.
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Year:
2004
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Movie:
Blast |
Company:
Motion Picture Corporation
of America |
Director:
Tony Hickox |
Executive
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Steven E. de Souza
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Starring:
Eddie
Griffin
Vinnie Jones
Breckin Meyer
Vivica A. Fox
Shaggy |
Producers:
Gerhard Schmidt
Brad Krevoy
David Lancaster
Klaus Rettig |
| Synopsis:
A terrorist posing as environmentalist
hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the
intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.
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Year:
2004
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Movie:
Dracula
3000 |
Company:
Film Afrika Worldwide
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Director:
Darrell Roodt |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Darrell Roodt
Ivan Millborrow |
Starring:
Casper
van Dien
Erika Eleniak
Coolio
Tiny Lister
Alexandra Kamp
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Producers:
Brad Krevoy
Frank Huebner
David Lancaster
James Atherton |
| Synopsis:
One thousand years into the
future, and somewhere in the far reaches of outer space,
a terrifying legend lives on.
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Year:
2004
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Movie:
In
My Country |
Company:
Phoenix Pictures |
Director:
John Boorman |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Ann Peacock |
Starring:
Samuel
L. Jackson
Juliette Binoche
Brendan Gleeson
Menzi Ngubane
Nick Boraine
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Producers:
Robert Chartoff &
Mike Medavoy
Lynn Hendee & Kieran Corrigan
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| Synopsis:
It is a story charting the
unfathomable depths of human cruelty and the redeeming power
of forgiveness and love. |
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Year:
2003
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TV
Movie:
Consequence |
Company:
HBO |
Director:
Anthony Hickox |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Hawk Ostby
Mark Fergus |
Starring:
Armand
Assante
Rick Schroder
Lola Glaudini
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Producers:
Brad Krevoy
Frank Hubner
David Lancaster
Adam Richman |
| Synopsis:
"Consequence" sticks
Asante in the center of a convoluted noirish mystery-suspense-drama
about a man who does an identity switch to collect insurance
money and finds himself with a small army of bad guys on
his tail. |
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Year:
2002
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Movie:
Pavement |
Company:
Motion Picture Corporation
of Europe |
Director:
Darrell Roodt |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Charles Hansen |
Starring:
Lauren
Holly, Robert Patrick, Barry Henley |
Producers:
Brad
Krevoy
Frank Hubner
David Lancaster
Adam Richman |
| Synopsis:
Pavement is a suspenseful
action thriller about a female homicide detective who enlists
the aid of a wilderness tracker in her search. for a devious
serial killer. |
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Year:
2002
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Movie:
Borderline |
Company:
Motion Picture Corporation
of America |
Director:
Evelyn
Purcell |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
David Loucka |
Starring:
Gina
Gershon , Micheal Biehn , Sean Patrick Flanery |
Producers:
Brad
Krevoy
Frank Hubner
David Lancaster |
| Synopsis:
Psychiatrist Dr. Lila Colleti
is divorcing her husband and is devastated when he wins
custody of their two little girls. |
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Year:
2002
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TV
Movie:
The
Piano Player |
Company:
Bauer Martinez Studios |
Director:
Jean
Pierre Roux |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Brad Mirman |
Starring:
Christopher
Lambert
Dennis Hopper
Diane Kruger
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Producers:
Philippe
Martinez
Andreas Klein
Vlokkie Kuhne |
| Synopsis:
Moody action feature, with
the final showdown set against the desert landscape of Africa. |
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Year:
2002
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TV
Series:
Scout's
Safari |
Company:
Discovery Kids |
Directors:
Ron
Oliver, Steve Markowitz, Ken Kaplan |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writers:
Thomas Chehak
Thomas W. Lynch |
Starring:
Anastasia
Baranova
Freedom Hadebe
Chantell Stander
Ashley Dowds
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Producers:
Jessica
Klein
Thomas W. Lynch
Thomas Chehak |
| Synopsis:
Scout is 12-years-old and
happily growing up in New York City. Just as she is about
to become a teenager and enter the exciting world of adolescence,
her father decides to move her to an isolated part of South
Africa. Scout's mother and her step-father are running a
safari lodge outside Johannesburg. Scout's new environment
is totally alien to the sophistication of New York. Nature
will challenge Scout to learn the truly important things
in life. |
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Year:
2002
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Movie:
Promised
Land |
Company:
Film Afrika |
Director:
Jason
Xenopolous |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Jason Xenopolous |
Starring:
Nick
Boraine
Yvonne van den Bergh
Daniel Browde |
Producers:
David
Wicht
Moonyeenn Lee |
| Synopsis:
From the cosmopolitan streets
of London to the blood-soaked soil of Africa one man must
journey beyond the fragments of his forgotten childhood
to free himself and an entire nation from their suicidal
past.
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Year:
2001
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Movie:
Styx |
Company:
Film Afrika Worldwide |
Director:
Alex
Wright |
Line Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
George Ferris |
Starring:
Peter
Weller
Bryan Brown
Angus MacFadyen
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Producers:
Steve
Beswick
David Bixler
Chris Webster
Julia Verdin |
| Synopsis:
A year and a half after taking
part in a botched robbery attempt, Nelson Reedy (PETER WELLER)
is content to put the past behine him and live the legitimate
life. His pursuit of the idyllic life comes to a screeching
halt when his gambaholic brother, Mike (ANGUS MacFADYEN),
finds himself in serious debt and persuades his brother
to take part in another heist as a way out.
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Year:
2001
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TV
Movie:
Diamond
Humters |
Company:
Global Entertainment
Productions |
Director:
Dennis
Berry |
Line Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Carmen Culver |
Starring:
Alyssa Milano
Sean Patrick Flanery
Roy Scheider
Michael Easton
Jolene Blalock
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Producers:
Guido
De Angelis,
Jonas Bauer, Steven North |
| Synopsis:
Diamond Hunters traces the
torrid fortunes of a family unable to forgive and forget.
Johnny (Sean Patrick Flanery), a successful diamond hunter,
gets sucked back into a family that had been his own until
the patriarch, Jacob van der Byl (Roy Scheider), abandoned
him 20 years ago.
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Year:
2000
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Movie:
Second
Skin |
Company:
Alliance Atlantis
Communications |
Director:
Darryl
Roodt |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
John Lau |
Starring:
Natasha
Henstridge
Angus Macfadyen
Peter Fonda
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Producers:
Marc
Forby
David Lancaster
Jeff Morton |
| Synopsis:
A man opens a small-town
bookstore in order to escape his connections to a mobster,
but is reluctantly drawn back to his dark past by a mysterious
woman.
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Year:
1998
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TV
Movie:
Only
Love |
Company:
Hallmark Entertainment |
Director:
John
Erman |
Line Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Gerald Christopher
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Starring:
Marisa
Tomei
Rob Morrow
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Producers:
Robert
Halmi Senior (Executive)
Gerrit Van der meer |
| Synopsis:
Told in flashback, a successful
neurosurgeon (Rob Morrow) is unexpectedly called upon to
treat his former fiancee (Mathilda May) who is dying from
a brain tumor. The film then flashes back 15 years to when
the couple first met as physicians on an African expedition
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Year:
1998
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TV
Movie:
Tarzan
and the Lost City |
Company:
Village Roadshow
Pictures |
Director:
Carl
Schenkel |
Line Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Bayard Johnson |
Starring:
Casper
van Dien
Jane March
Steve Waddington
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Producers:
Stanley
Canter
Michael Lake
Dieter Geissler
Greg Coote,
Lawrence Mortorff, Kurt Silberschneider,
Peter Ziegler |
| Synopsis:
John Greystoke aka Tarzan
(Casper van Dien) receives word from the jungle that his
homeland is under threat. |
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Year:
1998
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Movie:
The
Last Contract |
Company:
TV4 Sweden |
Director:
Kjell
Sundvall |
Line Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Mats Arehn |
Starring:
Mikael
Persbrandt
Michael Kitchen
Pernilla August
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Producer:
Borje
Hanson |
| Synopsis:
A thriller about the events
in Sweden and around the world, leading to the murder of
Swedish prime minister Olof Palme February 28, 1986.
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Year:
1997
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Movie:
Chasing
the Wind |
Company:
Film Afrika |
Director:
Nina
Companeez |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Nina Companeez |
Starring:
Bernard
Giraudeau
Dominique Reymond
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Producers:
Mag
Bodard
Alain Bessaudou
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| Synopsis:
Charlie, a good-looking man
in his 40’s is a shrewd and unscrupulous businessman.
Charlie comes to realize that his life, which he had considered
a battlefield, without ever making room for his feelings,
has only consisted of chasing the wind.
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Year:
1997
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TV
Movie:
Mandela
& DeKlerk |
Company:
Showtime (USA) |
Director:
Joseph
Sargent |
Line Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Richard Wesley |
Starring:
Sidney
Poitier
Michael Caine
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Producers:
Bernie
Sofronski
Cedric Scott (Co-Producer)
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| Synopsis:
Mandela & De Klerk recreates
the series of remarkable meetings in which two successive
leaders of white-ruled South Africa, first P.W. Botha and
then Frederik De Klerk, negotiated with a prisoner the fate
of the entire nation.
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Year:
1996
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TV
Movie:
Inside |
Company:
Logo Entertainment |
Director:
Arthur
Penn |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Bima Stagg |
Starring:
Eric
Stoltz
Nigel Hawthorne
Louis Gossett Jr.
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Producers:
Hilley
Elkins |
| Synopsis:
Marty Strydom (ERIC STOLTZ),
an idealistic university professor from a prominent white
South African family, is accused of conspiring to subvert
the racist regime after attending an Amnesty International
concert in Zimbabwe.
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Year:
1996
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TV
Movie:
The
White Lioness |
Company:
Svenska Filminstitutet
(SFI) |
Director:
Per
Berglund |
Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
Lars Björkman |
Starring:
Rolf
Lassgård
Charlotte Sieling
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Producers:
Gertrud
Bengtsson
Katinka Faragó |
| Synopsis:
This is a drama about an
assassination conspiracy that starts in South Africa that
finds its way to a countryside police detective. A woman
is found murdered in a rural Swedish house. The murder is
not the mystery, the target of the assassin is.
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Year:
1990
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Movie:
Windprints |
Company:
Film Afrika Worldwide
Virgin Vision |
Director:
David
Wicht |
Executive Producer:
David
Wicht |
Writer:
David
Wicht |
Starring:
John
Hurt
Sean Bean
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Producers:
Michael
L. Games
Christina Roberts |
| Synopsis:
WindPrints is the story of
a young South African trying to come to terms with his role
in a society going through tremendous social and political
changes.
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