Dingaka


Dingaka is a 1965 film by South African director Jamie Uys with the soundtrack by Bertha Egnos, Eddie Domingo and Basil Gray.

Synopsis

Dingaka tells the story of a tribesman, Ntuku Makwena, who avenges the murder of his daughter according to traditional tribal laws. His act of revenge leads him to be tried under government laws, where justice for black people does not exist.

Cast

The film stars Ken Gampu, Stanley Baker, Juliet Prowse and Bob Courtney.
ActorCharacter
Stanley BakerTom Davis
Juliet ProwseMarion Davis
Ken GampuNtuku Makwena
Mpudi
Witch Doctor
Masaba
Siegfried MynhardtJudge
Prosecutor
Rurari
Bob CourtneyPrison Chaplain
Johnson, Legal Aid Society Secretary
Bantu Commissioner
Doctor
Willem BothaClerk of the Court
Hymn Soloist
Lead singer
Man of God
Priest
Dancer
Baby boy
Prisoner
Eben
Stick fighter
Onika
Letsea
Penny Whistle Player

Production

Stanley Baker had just made Zulu in South Africa.