Film Zulu Quote:Lieutenant John Chard: The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day. Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast..
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Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip....
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LadyCat
Posts : 38 Join date : 2010-02-20
Subject: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:47 am
I'm sorry if this is already been posted, or if I'm putting this in the wrong category. But we just saw this link posted on TMP (The Miniatures Page) which is a forum for all forms of wargaming. Someone had posted a link for a film clip they found about the Battle of Blood River (Dec. 16, 1838) . This movie was made in 1939, some 20+ years before 'Zulu', and it's about the Boers and the Zulus. It is one heckuva film clip, let me tell you....about 8 minutes. Sound isn't all that great, but the square-formation the Boers are in as 3,000 Zulus converge of them....makes your adrenaline rush at full-throttle.
I'll double-check after posting this, and make sure the link is correct. But wanted to share this with the Zulu forum here. I imagine that all the posters on TMP will be scrambling to try and find this rare movie, and I do wish them luck (smile).
Kris
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8219 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:46 am
As a translation of the title. " The Building of a Nation."
Regards
LadyCat
Posts : 38 Join date : 2010-02-20
Subject: wow! Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:16 pm
Thank you for the translation springbok5, what an impressive title as well! I'm glad we bookmarked the link because we will look at it over and over again.
Have a great day/evening,
Kris
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8219 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:32 pm
Kris The movie is still available, Im pretty sure it was used in the DVD by Ron Lock a couple of years back. When I visited Blood River last year it was running in the museum there, Im pretty sure it was also available from them.
Regards
LadyCat
Posts : 38 Join date : 2010-02-20
Subject: oh boy!!! Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:08 pm
Do you happen to know where I could get it? I tried Amazon here in the states, and no go....but I asked for a VHS. I also need a format that will play here in the states, I think it's Region 1. If I could get a hold of it (and NOT bankrupt myself) what a fantastic Christmas gift for Dad.
I'll keep looking, I'll try the DVD bit on Amazon.....me and probably several hundred wargamers (smile).
Thank you,
Kris
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 53 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:48 pm
My thanks to you for the effort put into adding these fascinating newspaper clips......!!! We'll have to look into this battle alot more.
Have a pleasant day/evening,
Kris
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8219 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:16 am
Kris Try to get hold of the Museum at Blood River or the trustees. Could need some reseach. Im sure I saw it there for sale.
Regards
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8219 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:29 am
Kris Some info that might help. The curator of the museum, mobile number 072 988 3544 Probably the closest other museum to Blood River is Talana in Dundee. Contact details are info@talana.co.za Web www.talana.co.za
Have fun
Umbiki
Posts : 131 Join date : 2010-07-04 Location : Gloucester, UK
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:15 pm
Hi Kris
I was lent a copy of this film on VHS some years ago. No subtitles but it is well worth seeing in my opinion. If I recall correctly, in addition to the battle of Blood River it also covers topics such as the settlement of the Cape, the commencement of the Great Trek, the end of Piet Retief, Bloukrans Massacre and Italeni including the deaths of Piet Uys and his son (Dirkie?). I do hope you are able to obtain a copy. Moreover, if you are interested in learning more about this period I can thoroughly recommend Oliver Ransford's excellent book, "The Great Trek".
In case of interest I have added at http://gallery.me.com/umbiki#100367 some photos of the remarkable waggon memorial on the site of the battle of Blood River (I find viewing via the 'slideshow' option works best). Incidentally, in addition to this memorial and museum on the site there is also a separate Zulu museum on the opposite bank of the Ncome.
Hope this is helpful.
U
PS. Incidentally, a film of similar charm - but much later - is " Shangani Patrol" which documents an encounter with a colonial patrol and the Matabele in (the then) Rhodesia. There are clips on You Tube.
LadyCat
Posts : 38 Join date : 2010-02-20
Subject: thank you EVERYONE!!! Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:00 pm
This forum is one of the BESTS I tell ya. Thank you all for info you've passed on about HOPEFULLY obtaining a copy of a VHS/DVD of Blood River.
That clip we've got bookmarked is just stunning, I especially love towards the end where the square kinda 'breaks' open as the Boer cav comes storming out to go 'meet' the Zulus. If memory serves me right, in Zulu, I think it's Chard that says, "you know how the Zulus feel about cavalry". And in the clip, when the cav heads out the Boers back at the square are cheering......what a sight!
I'll certainly keep you all posted....I just wish we were this lucky with obtaining some more info and a picture of our ancestor who survived Isandlwana.....Trooper Robert Kincade.
Thank you all again!!
Kris
John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 59 Location : UK
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:01 pm
http://www.watchthisfree.com/movies/1938/bou-van-n-nasie/download/ Down load the full movie free
Talk about a response! (smile) Thank you for the links to download, but the concensus of opinion here is that we'd prefer to find a VHS/DVD to pop in the television. Also, we've got a screwy computer and I don't want to download something and the computer go haywire again (it's done that in the past).
Thank you again for the links.
Kris
Ken Gillings
Posts : 205 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 74 Location : Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:52 pm
For info, I was at Blood River/Ncome last week and was informed that they don't stock "Bou van 'n Nasie". Regards, Ken
ADMIN
Posts : 4294 Join date : 2008-11-01 Age : 63 Location : KENT
Subject: Re: Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip.... Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:09 pm
Thanks for letting us know Ken. If you come across it on your travels let us know.
Die Bou Van'N Nasie....Battle of Blood River video clip....