
Acting
Simon Sabela
Born 1931-03-10 · Durban, South Africa
Simon Sabela was born on March 10, 1931 in Durban, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Zulu (1964), Zulu Dawn (1979) and Der Rivonia-Prozess (1966). He died in 1994.
Acting credits
7.1Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
1989
7.4In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Zulu
1964
6.0During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Shout at the Devil
1976
7.0A 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.
Mapantsula
1988
6.1In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Zulu Dawn
1979
5.7Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners can make a killing in the international gold market.
Gold
1974
7.0A young African boy is rescued from a witchdoctor's death curse. He travels to the big city where a blind white man becomes his protector.
Tokoloshe
1965
South African Movie
Black Cat
1975
5.3A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
Death Drums Along the River
1963
7.5A British colonial policeman in Africa, circa 1900, pursues a band of escaped killers across territory so wild, it lies just "one step to hell."
One Step to Hell
1968
7.8A poignant tale of friendship and resilience between two South African children, Tsepo and Jannie, set against the contrasting backdrops of rural Africa and 1970s New York City. Their bond faces trials as they navigate the challenges of injury and the quest for healing.
Forever Young, Forever Free
1975
5.7Cutter Murdock inherits an estate in Africa on which "Satan's Harvest" (heroin and marijuana) is grown. The thugs growing the drugs want him out of the way, so things get messy.
Satan's Harvest
1970
5.1An ailing African leader is kidnapped by a nurse after being admitted to hospital, and finds himself stuck between two men who have different ideas of what to do with him.
Target of an Assassin
1977
4.6A retired Army colonel attempts to rescue his imprisoned son in this action packed thriller. To save his CIA operative son from terrorists, Col. Smith (Ernest Borgnine) and a group of mercenaries head to war-torn Angola's Skeleton Coast, where they must infiltrate an armed compound run by a sadistic East German officer before Smith's son is tortured to death. Robert Vaughn, Oliver Reed and Herbert Lom costar.
Skeleton Coast
1988
4.7A patient at a private clinic for sufferers of sexual dysfunction begins a tentative affair with one of the other patients while a killer stalks the institution.
The Shadowed Mind
1988
6.0Drama among diamond smugglers and gold fever in South African bush.
Diamond Walkers
1965
4.5In the Transvaal, in 1900, the British army condemns to death an American mining engineer for aiding and abetting the Boer enemy. The engineer escapes from custody and takes refuge at an isolated Boer farm. When three deserters from the British army arrive on the scene, the engineer takes steps to protect himself and the Boer family.
Strangers at Sunrise
1969
7.0An Italian cop returns to his birthplace of South Africa to investigate his father's death
The Lion's Share
1985
Historical Epic about The Voortrekkers
The Voortrekkers
1973
South African Movie
Pressure Burst
1971
7.5In February of 1941, South African troops are in action against the Italian forces on the northern frontier of Kenya. An Italian invasion, aimed at pushing the Allied Forces out of Central and East Africa, is imminent. The South African Command realizes it has no forces at its disposal capable of stopping the Italian objective, so they resort to a grand bluff...
Seven Against the Sun
1964
5.5In South Africa a new young ranger is transferred to a troubled game reserve. He struggles to be accepted by, and help, his boss, fending off poachers and intruding natives, and gets involved with a poacher's daughter he knew from university.
Rogue Lion
1972
Behind the camera
South African Movie
Black Cat
1975
South African Film
Ngwanaka
1976
NRThis is a story about a country girl Deliwe (Cynthia Shange) who comes from KwaZulu-Natal to the city of gold, Johannesburg. She enters the world of fashion and wins a beauty queen title. The fairy tale takes a turn for the worse when she is involved in a car accident that scars her for life.
u'Deliwe
1975
A powerful story of a small boy who puts up a struggle against all odds of life. He wins through to become top surgeon. Even this has it's problems.
The Orphan
1975
A young woman, Thembisile Khumalo is married to minister Zipho Khumalo. Thembisile is tired of the lifestyle the church offers and wants to go out and have fun. She soon meets troublemaker Johnny, brother to her friend Nancy. They fall in love and start an affair, which leads to a great deal of trouble.
Isivumelwano
1978
South African Film
The Boxer
1976
South African Film
Ngaka
1977
Setipana is a romantic story about a young man Jakobo who could be a traditional chief of his people, but declines the offer in order to pursue a medical career and serve his people as a doctor
Setipana
1978