Direction: Jamie Uys

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jamie Uys. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.

Titles found: 24

Animals Are Beautiful People

1974 · Documentary · 92 min. · South Africa

Direction Jamie Uys

Synopsis A humorous documentary looking at the animal life over the course of a year that gather around an oasis situated in a desert in Eastern Africa. Highlights of this being the period when the fruit from the trees surrounding the...

7.4

310 votes

7.4

310 votes

The Gods Must Be Crazy

1980 · Movie · 109 min. · Botswana

Comedy Adventure Africa

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast N!Xau · Marius Weyers · Sandra Prinsloo · Nic de Jager

Synopsis A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.

6.6

10K votes

6.6

10K votes

Adventure in the Red Desert

1969 · Movie · 81 min. · South Africa

Drama Survival Film Africa Based on True Stories

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Wynand Uys · Jamie Uys · Lady Frolic of Belvedale · Wilhelm Esterhuizen

Synopsis After a plane crash a young boy and his dog wander through the Kalahari desert.

6.2

45 votes

6.2

45 votes

The Gods Must Be Crazy II

1989 · Movie · 98 min. · South Africa

Comedy Adventure Sequel Africa

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast N!Xau · Lena Farugia · Eiros · Hans Strydom

Synopsis Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each...

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5.8

3K votes

5.8

3K votes

50-50

1953 · Movie · 75 min. · South Africa

Comedy

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Jamie Uys · Hettie Uys · Tromp Terre'blanche · Erika Norton

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Die Bosvelder

1958 · Movie · 70 min. · South Africa

Comedy

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Jamie Uys · Hettie Uys · Johan Du Plooy · Jan Bruijn

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Daar Doer in die Stad

1954 · Movie · 70 min. · South Africa

Comedy Drama

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Jamie Uys · Hettie Uys · Marietjie Uys · Louis Pienaar

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Geld Soos Bossies

1955 · Movie · 70 min. · South Africa

Comedy

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Jamie Uys · Jok Uys · Corrie van der Merwe · Anet van Reenen

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Sidney and the Boer

1961 · Movie · 87 min. · South Africa

Comedy Africa Road Movie

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Bob Courtney · Jamie Uys · Wynona Cheyney · Emsie Botha

Synopsis In order to prove who is more superior, an Afrikaans-speaker and English-speaker undertake a 300-mile race on foot from Durban to Johannesburg.

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Funny People

1976 · Movie · 90 min. · South Africa

Comedy

Direction Jamie Uys · Kobus Kruger

Cast Joe Stewardson

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Funny People II

1983 · Movie · 85 min. · South Africa

Comedy Sequel

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Joe Stewardson

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The Great Adjustment (S)

1968 · Documentary · 20 min. · South Africa

Short Film

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Paddy O'Byrne · Jan Schutte

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All the Way to Paris

1966 · Movie · 90 min. · South Africa

Comedy

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Jamie Uys · Bob Courtney · Reinet Maasdorp · Angus Neil

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Dingaka

1964 · Movie · 98 min. · South Africa

Drama Action

Direction Jamie Uys

Cast Stanley Baker · Juliet Prowse · Ken Gampu · Alfred Jabulani

Synopsis A film about an African tribesman seeking revenge against the people who murdered his daughter. His crusade leads him into the whiteman's courts, where justice for blacks does not exist.

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