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Elmo De Witt (died 2011) was a South African filmmaker, who worked as a director and a producer. His films include Debbie (1965), The Last Lion (1972), Ter Wille van Christene (1975), Grensbasis 13 (1979) and You Must Be Joking!
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Elmo Andre de Witt was still a schoolboy when a short film he and his friends had made won an award from the Pretoria Cine Club. As a young man he joined Jamie Uys Filmproduksies and was only 24 when he directed his first feature, Satanskoraal (1959). Over the years he made many popular films, sometimes picking subjects that led to criticism from a...
Features as Director Satanskoraal (1959), Debbie (+ screenplay + cameo as wedding guest) (1965), Kavaliers (1966), Hoor My Lied / Hear My Song (+ screenplay with Basil Stols, A.P. du Plessis & Sakkie van der Walt) (1967), Danie Bosman: die Verhaal van die Grootste S.A. Komponis (1969), Sien Jou Môre (+ screenplay with A.P. du Plessis) (1970), Z.E.B...
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm van Nierop, Leon - Daar doer in die fliek http://remembered.co.za/obituary/view/16661 http://www.mimosafilms.co.za/Content/10/Directors http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212438/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Elmo De Witt was a South African filmmaker, who worked as a director and a producer. [1] His films include Debbie , The Last Lion , Ter Wille van Christene , Grensbasis 13 and You Must Be Joking! . [2] He was a prolific filmmaker, whose activity spanned more than three decades, from 1959 to 1992.
View full company info for Elmo De Witt Films. 1. Liefste Veertjie (1975) 90 min | Comedy, Drama. Rate this. Add a Plot. Director: Elmo de Witt | Stars: Zaza Vorster, Hans Strydom, Zack du Plessis, Steve du Toit. 2. Môre, Môre (1973) 104 min | Drama. 6.8. Rate this.
Apr 1, 2011 · Cape Town – Veteran film director Elmo de Witt has died in Uvongo, KawZulu-Natal, from lung-related problems at the age of 76. De Witt and his wife Riana, who lives in Potchefstroom, were on holiday on the South Coast when he became ill.
Nov 17, 2022 · Elmo de Witt (b. 18/03/1935 – d. Uvongo, 31/04/2011). Producer, director, editor, cinematographer. Biography. Elmo Andre de Witt was still a schoolboy when a short film he and his friends had made won an award from the Pretoria Cine Club.
Elmo de Witt is known for Tolla is Tops (1990), Vergeet My Nie (1976) and Enemy Unseen (1989).
