Directing

Tonie van der Merwe

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

Known for

Joe Bullet poster
5.1

When local soccer team The Eagles fall prey to a series of onslaughts from a mysterious gangster only a week before the championship final, the team turns to the one man that can help save their chances at victory – Joe Bullet (Ken Gampu). Joe will have to battle against villainous henchmen, escape booby-trap bombs and bring his martial arts expertise to the fore in order to survive an attack from a deadly assassin. In the end he will have to infiltrate the mysterious gangster’s hide-out in a dangerous cat-and-mouse rescue mission to save not only The Eagles’ two kidnapped star players, but that of his beautiful love interest, Beauty (Abigail Kubeka). The odds will be stacked against him, but he’s the man that fights crime, the man that no one can tie down! Joe Bullet!

Joe Bullet

1973

Fishy Stones poster
NR

After a well-executed jewelry store heist, two amateur thugs go on the run. But the police are not too far behind, and after a chase through the countryside, the thugs are apprehended - but only after they stash their loot in a clump of nearby bushes. When two best friends head off into the wilderness on a camping expedition together, luck seems to be on their side when they discover the hidden stash of diamonds.

Fishy Stones

1990

Abathumbi poster
NR

The Boss is the leader of a gang who plan to kidnap a pastor's nephew as part of a sinister plan in order to make himself rich by extracting a heavy ransom from the lad's wealthy parents. The threatened boy must use his ingenuity and that of his young friends in order to outwit the criminals and thwart their plans.

Abathumbi

1985

The Marked One 2 poster
NR

When Mr. Dlamini, a wealthy businessman, and his wife, Gugu, fall victim to a trio of crooks seeking revenge and money, they are forced to flee to their beach house.

The Marked One 2

1988

Mandla poster
NR

When two dim-witted thieves escape from prison and ransack Mandla’s house, the young boy’s parents believe he and his friend are to blame. Determined to prove their innocence, Mandla and his pal set off in search of the true culprits.

Mandla

1980

Double Deal poster
NR

When Mary leaves her husband behind to go on a vacation with her friend, she unintentionally sets in motion a series of tragic events after she has a brief romantic encounter with a young man called Andrew.

Double Deal

1985

Behind the camera

Joe Bullet poster
5.1

When local soccer team The Eagles fall prey to a series of onslaughts from a mysterious gangster only a week before the championship final, the team turns to the one man that can help save their chances at victory – Joe Bullet (Ken Gampu). Joe will have to battle against villainous henchmen, escape booby-trap bombs and bring his martial arts expertise to the fore in order to survive an attack from a deadly assassin. In the end he will have to infiltrate the mysterious gangster’s hide-out in a dangerous cat-and-mouse rescue mission to save not only The Eagles’ two kidnapped star players, but that of his beautiful love interest, Beauty (Abigail Kubeka). The odds will be stacked against him, but he’s the man that fights crime, the man that no one can tie down! Joe Bullet!

Joe Bullet

1973

Joe Bullet poster
5.1

When local soccer team The Eagles fall prey to a series of onslaughts from a mysterious gangster only a week before the championship final, the team turns to the one man that can help save their chances at victory – Joe Bullet (Ken Gampu). Joe will have to battle against villainous henchmen, escape booby-trap bombs and bring his martial arts expertise to the fore in order to survive an attack from a deadly assassin. In the end he will have to infiltrate the mysterious gangster’s hide-out in a dangerous cat-and-mouse rescue mission to save not only The Eagles’ two kidnapped star players, but that of his beautiful love interest, Beauty (Abigail Kubeka). The odds will be stacked against him, but he’s the man that fights crime, the man that no one can tie down! Joe Bullet!

Joe Bullet

1973

Fishy Stones poster
NR

After a well-executed jewelry store heist, two amateur thugs go on the run. But the police are not too far behind, and after a chase through the countryside, the thugs are apprehended - but only after they stash their loot in a clump of nearby bushes. When two best friends head off into the wilderness on a camping expedition together, luck seems to be on their side when they discover the hidden stash of diamonds.

Fishy Stones

1990

Abathumbi poster
NR

The Boss is the leader of a gang who plan to kidnap a pastor's nephew as part of a sinister plan in order to make himself rich by extracting a heavy ransom from the lad's wealthy parents. The threatened boy must use his ingenuity and that of his young friends in order to outwit the criminals and thwart their plans.

Abathumbi

1985

The Marked One 2 poster
NR

When Mr. Dlamini, a wealthy businessman, and his wife, Gugu, fall victim to a trio of crooks seeking revenge and money, they are forced to flee to their beach house.

The Marked One 2

1988

Mandla poster
NR

When two dim-witted thieves escape from prison and ransack Mandla’s house, the young boy’s parents believe he and his friend are to blame. Determined to prove their innocence, Mandla and his pal set off in search of the true culprits.

Mandla

1980

Double Deal poster
NR

When Mary leaves her husband behind to go on a vacation with her friend, she unintentionally sets in motion a series of tragic events after she has a brief romantic encounter with a young man called Andrew.

Double Deal

1985

Bona manzi poster
NR

A game ranger and his chief ranger set out on a daring rescue mission when his two nephews are kidnapped by dangerous poachers deep in the African bush.

Bona manzi

1984

Trompie poster
NR

The original 1975 feature film about the mischievous young Trompie and the misadventures he and his gang of friends embark upon, based on the books by Topsy Smith.

Trompie

1975

Umbango poster
NR

When Kay Kay, a powerful, ruthless businessman sets out on a mission of revenge against two men accused of killing his brother, he strong-arms the local sheriff into forming a posse of thugs to aid in his vendetta.

Umbango

1986

Isishuluku poster
NR

Young Sizwe is stuck in an unhappy home where his abusive father, together with a mean-spirited friend, neglect the poor young boy, often refusing to give him any food or water. Things start to look up for Sizwe when he befriends Mandla, another young boy who lives in the area, but one day, while Sizwe and Mandla are out playing together, Sizwe’s father and his buddy kidnap Mandla, taking him hostage. Mandla, however, is a resourceful boy, and when Sizwe brings Mandla’s father to help out, the trio manage to get the upper hand. In the end, the mean-spirited father and friend are beaten, and Sizwe is given a happy new home with Mandla and his caring dad.

Isishuluku

1981

Rich Girl poster
NR

When a highly trained bodyguard is hired to protect a wealthy businessman’s pampered daughter, he will have his work cut out for him. The beautiful young woman doesn’t want or believe she needs protection.

Rich Girl

1985

The Marked One poster
NR

When a wealthy businessman’s wife is abducted by three thugs looking for a R20,000 ransom fee, the man will have to play a very clever game if he hopes to ever see his wife again.

The Marked One

1982

Bullet on the Run poster
NR

Bullet is back, and this time he will have to stake his entire reputation on the line as he goes deep undercover in prison to unfold the mystery of a police corruption ring, being run by one of the most wanted mob bosses in the country, a man known only as Snake.

Bullet on the Run

1982

Moyo Mubi poster
NR

When a group of ex-cons start terrorizing the local countryside, stealing from and tormenting the poor families in the area, a young man with a well-trained stick-fighting ability stands up and decides to be the champion of the defenseless community, tracking the hoodlums down and putting them out of business once and for all. But with his girlfriend taken hostage by the gang leader, the young warrior will have to dig deep if he hopes to ultimately save the day.

Moyo Mubi

1989

Ambushed poster
NR

A mother and her son are kidnapped by a group of rebel deserters. In a desperate attempt to rescue them, the father and his assistant ranger tracks down the group to save his family from being harmed.

Ambushed

1988

The Orphans poster
NR

A moving tale involving two orphans, a widower and a beautiful social worker, and how their lives all come together at the end.

The Orphans

1987

Gold Fever poster
NR

After hearing a story of missing golden treasure, a group of young boys set out on an adventure to look for it. After some time, they eventually find a box believed to be the missing gold. But very soon, the group of friends is overcome with gold-fever and it’s not long before they start turning on one another. When a local thug discovers that the boys have indeed found the hidden treasure, he manages to steal it away from them, and the friends are forces to reconcile and come together in order to retrieve their find and get their own back on the thief.

Gold Fever

1980

The Prisoner poster
NR

While on a camping trip, three teenage brothers go from being the hunted to the hunters in an effort to snare and catch a dangerous thief.

The Prisoner

1989

Operation Hit Squad poster
NR

A couple of rich women get captured by a group of terrorists, a crack team of mercenaries called Operation Hit Squad are called in to rescue them.

Operation Hit Squad

1987

Treasure Hunters poster
NR

After hearing a tale of a mysterious lost treasure, an old man’s family heads off on a perilous journey only to suffer the same fate as the shipwrecked survivors from sixty years ago.

Treasure Hunters

1989