Circles in a Forest
Circles in a Forest

Circles in a Forest

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1989
1h 32m
5.5(3 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

Saul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters. The woodcutters are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood buyers, Saul takes a stand and his father chases him away. He goes to work on the wood buyer MacDonald's wood yard, where he gets to know MacDonald's daughter, Kate, and falls in love with her. After a few years he leaves MacDonald and joins the first prospectors in the forest, searching for gold. Millwood becomes a small town with hotels and bars and houses. Kate appears again.

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23 members
Acting

Arnold Vosloo

Saul Barnard

Arnold Vosloo
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Ian Bannen

MacDonald

Ian Bannen
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Judi Trott

Kate MacDonald

Judi Trott
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Brion James

Mr. Patterson

Brion James
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Joe Stewardson

Joram Barnard

Joe Stewardson
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Christo Niehaus

Younger Saul Barnard

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Danielle Crouse

Younger Kate MacDonald

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Joanna Palmer

Mrs. MacDonald

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Nic van Rensburg

Older Jozef Barnard

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Albert Maritz

Younger Jozef Barnard

Albert Maritz
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Liam Cundill

Older Isak Barnard

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Dulcie van den Bergh

Sanna

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Prince Mokhini

Maska

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Shareen Swart

Magrieta Barnard

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Lynne White

Mrs. Stopforth (as Lynn White)

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Wilson Dunster

Crompton

Wilson Dunster
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Ingrid Emslie

Older Jane

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Dorette Potgieter

Younger Jane

Dorette Potgieter
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Gillian Garlick

Mrs. Cairncross

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Crew

Scott J. Ateah

Cairncross

Scott J. Ateah
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David Sherwood

Morris

David Sherwood
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David Butler

Older James

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Johan Botha

Mostert

Johan Botha

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