Angola: The War

Peter Lamberti
2017-06-01

A faraway war... A clash of ideologies... And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.
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120 min

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

Name Character Team
Anton Beukman Himself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces Unowned
Jan Breytenbach Himself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach) Unowned
Fidel Castro Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage) Unowned
Jannie Gildenhuys Himself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces Unowned
Maxim Gladkov Himself - Former Soviet Interpreter Unowned
Dick Lord Himself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord) Unowned
Jan Malan Himself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF Unowned
Gert Minnaar Himself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF Unowned
Koos Moorcroft Himself - Former Sergeant Major, South African Defense Forces Unowned
Craig Thomassen Himself - Former Member, Corps of Engineers, SADF Unowned
Pik Botha Himself - Former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Unowned