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The Boer War
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by George Melford

Cast: Edward Clisbee [General Lambert], Jane Wolfe [Mrs. Lambert], Marin Sais [Jane Lambert, their daughter], William Brunton [Lieutenant Jack Lambert, their son], Larry Peyton (Lawrence Peyton) [Captain Doane], William H. West [Jaubert, a Boer general]

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released March 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in South Africa.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Africa: South Africa - Wars: The Boer War (1899-1902)

Listing updated: 19 May 2012.

References: Tarbox-Lost pp. 188, 189 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.