The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Gods Must Be Crazy |
|---|---|
| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1982-12-10 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
Cast
| Marius Weyers | Andrew Steyn | ||
| Sandra Prinsloo | Kate Thompson | ||
| N!xau | Xixo | ||
| Nic de Jager | Jack Hind | ||
| Michael Thys | Mpudi | ||
| Louw Verwey | Sam Boga | ||
| Fanyana Sidumo | lustigkurre | ||
| Joe Seakatsie | lustigkurre | ||
| Ken Gampu | presidenten | ||
| Jamie Yus | pastor Henderson | ||
| Katinka Heyns | den besynnerliga kvinnan | ||
| Sidney Chama | åklagaren | ||
| Simon Sabela | domaren | ||
| John Marcus | generalen | ||
| Derrick Thema | reportern | ||
| Brian O'Shaughnessy | herr Thompson | ||
| Vera Blacker | fru Thomson | ||
| Jamie Uys | pastorn | ||
| Humble Mhlongo | |||
| Eddie Nhlapo |
Companies
| Production Company | C.A.T. Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Stockholm Film AB | 1983 | |
| AB Svensk Filmindustri | 1985 | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sweden AB | 2004 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 122233 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1981-03-12 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2980 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 (Panavision) |
|---|---|
| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1982-12-10 | Sandrew 1 | Borlänge | Sweden | 109 min | |
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| Release in Stockholm | 1983-10-28 | Filmstaden 10 | Stockholm | Sweden | 109 min | |
| TV showing | 1997-10-10 | TV4 | Sweden | |||
| 1998-08-30 | TV4 | Sweden | ||||
| 2000-12-23 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | ||||
| 2001-04-21 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2004-10-04 | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
|---|---|
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2967 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 9 |
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| Colour prints | 2 |
| Album | No |
