Dolly Rathebe

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Dolly Rathebe (OIS) (2 April 1928 – 16 September 2004) was a South African musician and actress who performed with the Elite Swingsters jazz band, and in Alf Herbert's African Jazz and Variety Show. Rathebe died on 16 September 2004 from a stroke.

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Total trailers found: 11

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony Trailer (2002)

21 September 2002

The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challenge.

The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat Trailer (1993)

10 April 1993

The story is inspired by the assassination of Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party.

Sophiatown Trailer (2003)

16 August 2003

Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003.

African Jim Trailer (1949)

23 October 1949

Jim decides to leave his tribal area to seek his fortune in Johannesburg. As soon as he arrives, three gangsters mug him.

Mapantsula Trailer (1988)

21 May 1988

A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.

Cry, the Beloved Country Trailer (1995)

15 December 1995

A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.

Hijack Stories Trailer (2001)

03 July 2001

A young Soweto actor joins a gang to study up and be more convincing in a gangster role he wants.

Malunde Trailer (2001)

12 September 2001

Post-apartheid South Africa is the setting for this drama about a mismatched twosome who end up together on a life-altering journey to Cape Town.

Friends Trailer (1994)

14 January 1994

The beginning of the end of the apartheid era in South Africa is seen through the perspectives of three female friends: Sophie, who is of English descent; Aninka, who is an Afrikaner; and Thoko, who is black.

In a Time of Violence: The Line Trailer (1994)

01 July 1994

This controversial political thriller, which provoked mass demonstrations and nine deaths in South Africa when it was first shown, gives dramatic form to the African National Congress's basic program of reconcilliation within a non-racialist, democratic society.

The Pennywhistle Blues Trailer (1951)

05 March 1951

In a black township in South Africa, a stolen treasure chest passes from hand to hand until it is finally returned to its original owner.