Kimberley Jim
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Kimberley Jim is a 1965 South African
musical
comedy film
directed by Emil Nofal
and starring Jim Reeves
, Madeleine Usher and Clive Parnell. An American singer takes part in the Kimberley
diamond rush in 1880s South Africa.
Cinema of South Africa
The cinema of South Africa refers to the films and film industry of the nation of South Africa.-List of South African films:* Sarie Marais * Die kaskenades van Dr...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Emil Nofal
Emil Nofal
Emil Nofal was a South African film director, producer and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:Director* Kimberley Jim * Wild Season * My Way * The Super-Jocks Actor...
and starring Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...
, Madeleine Usher and Clive Parnell. An American singer takes part in the Kimberley
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...
diamond rush in 1880s South Africa.
Cast
- Jim ReevesJim ReevesJames Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...
- Jim Madison - Madeleine Usher - Julie Patterson
- Clive Parnell - Gerry Bates
- Arthur Swemmer - Bert Patterson
- Vonk De Ridder - Danny Pretorious
- Tromp Terréblanche - Ben Vorster
- Mike Holt - Punchy
- Dawid Van Der Walt - Jan Le Roux
- Ruth Neethling - Elize
- George MooreGeorge MooreGeorge Moore may refer to:*George Edward Moore , G.E. Moore, British philosopher*George Moore , Member of Parliament for Dublin City 1826–1831*George Moore , landowner and High Sheriff of Derbyshire...
- Fred Parker - Freddie Prozesky - Neels le Roux
- Don LeonardDon LeonardDon Leonard is a South African film actor.- Filmography :- Further reading :* Tomaselli, Keyan . The Cinema of Apartheid — Race and Class in South African Film. Routledge . ISBN 9780415026284....
- Rube - Morris Blake - Max Bloom