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Shamwari (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Shamwari' is a film that starred two of South Africa's leading actors, Ken Gampu and Ian Yule. It is about two escapees that can't stand each other. Chained together they embark on an escape from custody.
Background
The film was shot on location in and around the city of Salisbury.WorldCat - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/shamwari/oclc/894635035 Shamwari]
It was released in the United States on both Beta and VHS through Media Home Entertainment.'Billboard', 20 April 1985 - [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT27&lpg=PT27&dq=%22Ken+Gampu%22Ian+Yule%22&source=bl&ots=4aqi_1xpBz&sig=QXAqVtlHVlK0YJRpSwwfhyGUl18&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ken%20Gampu%22Ian%20Yule%22&f=false Page 28 'Retailing', NEW RELEASES, HOME VIDEO] Ken Gampu played the part of Khumalo, Ian Yule played the part of Mathews and Tamara Franke played the part of Tracy.BFI - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76a4e599 Shamwari (1980)] Dominic Kanaventi also appears the film in one of his early roles,'Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts: Language, Power, Identity', By Katrina Daly Thompson - [https://books.google.com/books?id=xQBbVfPukGMC&pg=PA219&dq=Dominic+Kanaventi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif-Mv08rXVAhUKVbwKHfKRA1EQ6AEIIjAA#v=onepage&q=Dominic%20Kanaventi&f=false Page 219] and also in an early role, John Indi makes an appearance as the witch doctor.Interfilmes.com - [http://www.interfilmes.com/filme_v1_247638_Shamwari-(Shamwari).html#Elenco Shamwari] Ian Yule was also the co-writer for the film. He was led to believe that the film was a flop. John Hume who produced the film was marketing it under a different name.'Noseweek', Issue #55, 1 April 2004 - [http://www.noseweek.co.za/article/683/THE-SHOW(DOWN)-MUST-GO-ON.com THE SHOW(DOWN) MUST GO ON] The soundtrack for the movie was provided by the music group Four Jacks and a Jill.4 Jacks And A Jill Website - [http://www.4jacksandajill.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/History-of-4-Jacks-and-a-Jill.pdf?x68892 A History of the Band from 1962 - 2000]
The film was released in South Africa by Ster-Kinekor and premiered in Johannesburg.'Noseweek', Issues 52-62 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=lMUwAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Ian+Yule%22Shamwari&dq=%22Ian+Yule%22Shamwari&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin7MiR4LXVAhVE2mMKHYCpDFUQ6AEIIjAA Page 25]
Story
Set during Rhodesia's the war years of the 1970s,WorldCat - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/shamwari/oclc/894635035 Shamwari] the story is about two men who are bonded together by chains.'The Cinema of Apartheid: Race and Class in South African Film', By Keyan Tomaselli - [https://books.google.com/books?id=xJ1WAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=Shamwari+Ian+Yule&source=bl&ots=JbzqzvFeHk&sig=dRJtEp6AcjI6TdDwTLhK-tUUEqw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwismuijzLXVAhUDopQKHYLsCJQQ6AEIPjAF#v=onepage&q=Shamwari%20Ian%20Yule&f=false Chapter Seven, Marketing a Product] The film bears a similarity to an earlier film, 'The Defiant Ones' that starred Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis. Like the characters in 'The Defiant Ones', there is racial hatred between the two of them. The two main characters who have escaped from a harsh chain gang. To survive they have to bury their hatred as they try to make their way to freedom as they cross the country.'Hollywood's Image of the South: A Century of Southern Films', By Katrina Daly Thompson - [https://books.google.com/books?id=KHYR4ViHeVkC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=%22Ken+Gampu%22Ian+Yule%22&source=bl&ots=cBhDwaP6Nb&sig=sapqWT3L5fcTKnASEpJw_9GRT2M&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ken%20Gampu%22Ian%20Yule%22&f=false Page 58]'The San Bernardino County Sun', Sunday, 28 October 1990 - [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/93158926/ Page 135 THURSDAY 1 November 1990]
Releases
Beta VCL VL9037 - United States - 1985.'Billboard', 20 April 1985 - [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT27&lpg=PT27&dq=%22Ken+Gampu%22Ian+Yule%22&source=bl&ots=4aqi_1xpBz&sig=QXAqVtlHVlK0YJRpSwwfhyGUl18&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ken%20Gampu%22Ian%20Yule%22&f=false Page 28 'Retailing', NEW RELEASES, HOME VIDEO]
Cast
* Ian Yule ... Bill Matthews
* Ken Gampu ... Khumalo
* Tamara Franke ... Tracy
* Denny Fathe-Aazam ... Inspector Spencer
* Joshua Makawa ... Fanyana
* Oliver Tengende ... Sipho
* Jon Allen ... The Seducer
* Jimmy Coburn ... Jack, Tracy's Boyfriend
* Ron Tornbohn ... Storekeeper
* Sam Matambo ... Gardener
* John Indi ... Witchdoctor
* Jane Kilalea ... Policewoman
* Debbie Brinkworth ... Nurse
* Vic Crous ... First Warder
* Dennis Hardman ... Second Warder
* Stanley Gorodema ... Police Sergeant
* Alan Cockle ... Reporter
* Cecil Holmes ... Pilot
* Garry Watson ... Slide Projectionist
* Steve Chigorimbo ... Sipho's Man #1
* Brian Dzimwasha ... Sipho's Man #2
* Ephrim Mhute ... Sipho's Man #3
* Alan Gibson ... Farmer
* Clive Bulle ... Farmer
* Rita Chiwedzwa ... Khumalo's Wife
* Judy Turner ... Matthews' Wife
* Hilton Mambo ... Lone Terrorist
* Blackie Swarts ... Engine Driver
* Mike Wakefield ... Fireman (Stoker)
* Barry McCurdy ... Guard Force Member
* Martin Rusike ... Guard Force Member
* Dominic Kanaventi ... Guard Force Member
* Hywell Williams ... Policeman
* Mike Lanchester ... Policeman
* John Lant ... Policeman
* James Thrush ... Policeman
* Eve Chindiwo ... Fanyana's Girlfriend
* Joan Hulley ... Lady in Flat
* Ron Temlett ... Barman
* Clive Harding ... Musician / Himself (4 Jacks and a Jill band member)
* Tony Hughes ... Musician / Himself (4 Jacks and a Jill band member)
* Glenys Lynne ... Singer / Herself (4 Jacks and a Jill band member)
* Paul Nissen ... Musician / Himself (4 Jacks and a band member)
* Neill Pienaar ... Musician / Himself (4 Jacks and a band member)
Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261297/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Shamwari (1982), Full Cast & Crew]
References
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