Dolly Rathebe

Dolly Rathebe

Born: April 2, 1928
Died: September 16, 2004

Movies for Dolly Rathebe...

Sophiatown
Title: Sophiatown
Character: herself
Released: August 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. SOPHIATOWN celebrates the great popular jazz music of the 1950's in South Africa; a rich tradition deserving international attention. Director Pascale Lamche, traces the music, uncovers the artists who created it and the unique culture in which it thrived, concentrated in Sophiatown, Johannesburg's own Harlem, which fuelled by liberation politics until its destruction by the Apartheid regime. The film features Nelson Mandela and such household names from the jazz world as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Caiphus Semenya.
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Title: Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2002
Type: Movie
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. This documentary by Lee Hirsch recounts a fascinating and little-known part of South Africa's political history through archival footage, interviews and, of course, several mesmerizing musical performances.
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Malunde
Title: Malunde
Released: September 12, 2001
Type: Movie
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. Polar opposites Kobus (Ian Roberts), a white ex-soldier who struggles with demons from his past, and Wonderboy (Kagiso Mtetwa), a young black street kid who clings to memories of his family, come together to take on the society that has cast them aside and eventually build a friendship for the ages.
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Title: Cry, the Beloved Country
Character: Mrs. Kumalo
Released: December 15, 1995
Type: Movie
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
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In a Time of Violence: The Line
Title: In a Time of Violence: The Line
Character: Gogo
Released: July 1, 1994
Type: Movie
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. A train massacre by an Inkatha militant causes the sole witness to the crime to flee the Soweto townships to take refuge in Johannesburg; but the violence follows him when his ANC comrades try to buy guns for a retaliatory raid against Inkatha supporters.
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Friends
Title: Friends
Character: Innocentia
Released: May 26, 1993
Type: Movie
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.
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The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat
Title: The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat
Character: Gladys
Released: April 10, 1993
Type: Movie
The story is inspired by the assassination of Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party.
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Mapantsula
Title: Mapantsula
Character: Ma Mobise
Released: May 21, 1988
Type: Movie
During demonstrations in apartheid-era South Africa, the police arrest Panic, a “mapantsula” or petty gangster, while rounding up activists. His interrogation reveals the motivation for his involvement in the township riots. Once only concerned with partying, alcohol and his own interests, Panic finds himself being irreversibly pulled into the fray. Now, he is forced to choose between his personal freedom and taking a stand in the fight against the oppressive apartheid government.
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The Pennywhistle Blues
Title: The Pennywhistle Blues
Character: Lili Shabulala
Released: March 5, 1951
Type: Movie
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.
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African Jim
Title: African Jim
Character: Judy
Released: October 23, 1949
Type: Movie
Jim decides to leave his tribal area to seek his fortune in Johannesburg. As soon as he arrives, three gangsters mug him. When he regains consciousness, a friendly night watchman takes care of him. With the watchman's help, Jim gets a job in a nightclub as a waiter.