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Angola: The War
Film / 2017

Angola: The War

Directed by Peter Lamberti
Documentary

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

The story

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

Cast

Anton BeukmanHimself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces Jan BreytenbachHimself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach) Fidel CastroHimself - President of Cuba (archive footage) Jannie GildenhuysHimself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces Maxim GladkovHimself - Former Soviet Interpreter Dick LordHimself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord) Jan MalanHimself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF Gert MinnaarHimself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF Koos MoorcroftHimself - Former Sergeant Major, South African Defense Forces Craig ThomassenHimself - Former Member, Corps of Engineers, SADF Pik BothaHimself - Former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs

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