Dingaka

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Dingaka | image = Dingaka FilmPoster.jpeg | caption = | director = Jamie Uys | producer = Jamie Uys | writer = Jamie Uys | starring = {{ubl|Ken Gampu|Stanley Baker|Juliet Prowse|Bob Courtney}} | music = {{ubl|Eddie Domingo|Bertha Egnos|Basil Gray}} | cinematography = {{ubl|Manie Botha|Judex C. Viljoen}} | editing = John Jympson | distributor = Embassy Pictures Corporation | released = {{film date|df=y|1965|6|30|U.S.}} | runtime = 98 minutes | country = South Africa | language = Afrikaans/English | budget = }} '''''Dingaka''''' is a 1965 film by South African director Jamie Uys with the soundtrack by Bertha Egnos, Eddie Domingo and Basil Gray.

==Synopsis== ''Dingaka'' tells the story of a tribesman, Ntuku Makwena, who avenges the murder of his daughter according to traditional tribal laws. His act of revenge leads him to be tried under government laws, where justice for black people does not exist.

==Cast== The film stars Ken Gampu, Stanley Baker, Juliet Prowse and Bob Courtney.

{| class="wikitable" |+Credited Cast !Actor !Character |- |Stanley Baker |Tom Davis |- |Juliet Prowse |Marion Davis |- |Ken Gampu |Ntuku Makwena |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413036/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t4 Alfred Jabulani] |Mpudi |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803219/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t5 John Sithebe] |Witch Doctor |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538506/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6 Paul Makgoba] |Masaba |- |Siegfried Mynhardt |Judge |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393474/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8 Gordon Hood] |Prosecutor |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609314/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9 Flora Motaung] |Rurari |- |Bob Courtney |Prison Chaplain |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601240/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t11 George Moore] |Johnson, Legal Aid Society Secretary |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745854/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t12 Hugh Rouse] |Bantu Commissioner |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842690/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t13 Simon Swindell] |Doctor |- |Willem Botha |Clerk of the Court |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583869/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t15 Sophie Mgcina] |Hymn Soloist |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0754652/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t16 Jimmy Sabe] |Lead singer |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549492/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t17 Daniel Marolen] |Man of God |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0858297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18 Cocky Tlhotlhalemaje] |Priest |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864747/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t19 Clement Mehlomakulu] |Dancer |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4992582/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20 Lulami Jabulani] |Baby boy |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633368/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t21 Sandy Nkomo] |Prisoner |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4992539/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t22 Amigo Dira] |Eben |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953915/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t23 Fusi Zazayokwe] |Stick fighter |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857431/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t24 Thembi] |Onika |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857014/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t25 Thandi] |Letsea |- |[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5392166/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t26 Lemmy Special] |Penny Whistle Player |}

==Production== Stanley Baker had just made ''Zulu'' in South Africa.<ref name="bake">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-moguls-stanley-baker/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=28 December 2025|access-date=28 December 2025|magazine=Filmink|title=Forgotten British Moguls: Stanley Baker}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dingaka/ * {{IMDb title|id=0059107|title=Dingaka}} * http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=36833

Category:Films directed by Jamie Uys Category:1965 films Category:1965 drama films Category:CinemaScope films Category:Afrikaans-language films Category:English-language South African films Category:Films set in Africa Category:South African drama films Category:1960s South African films Category:1965 English-language films Category:English-language drama films