A Dry White Season [Criterion Collection]

Director: Euzhan Palcy, Zakes Mokae

Overview

Set in South Africa during the mid '70s when apartheid was still the norm, this provocative drama centers on a white schoolmaster's gradual awakening to the horrors of government-sanctioned racism.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2018
UPC:	0715515223416
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	R
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	65,328

Special Features

New 4k digital restoration; New interview with Director Euzhen Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas; Five Scenes, a new program featuring Palcy; Interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland; Excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela; Footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards; Plus: An essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donald Sutherland	Ben du Toit,Actor
Marlon Brando	Ian McKenzie
Winston Ntshona	Gordon Ngubene
Zakes Mokae	Stanley Makhaya
Susan Sarandon	Melanie Bruwer
Janet Suzman	Susan du Toit
Thoko Ntshinga	Emily Ngubene
Susannah Harker	Suzette du Toit
Leonard Maguire	Mr. Bruwer
Rowen Elmes	Johan du Toit
Gerard Thoolen	Col. Viljoen
Stella Dickin	Susan's Mother
David De Keyser	Susan's Father
Andrew Whaley	Chris
John Kani	Julius
Sophie Mgcina	Margaret
Bekhithemba Mpofu	Jonathan
Tinashe Makoni	Robert
Precious Thiri	Wellington
Richard Wilson	Cicete
Derek Hanekom	Viviers
Michael Gambon	Magistrate
Paul Brooke	Dr. Herzog
Ronald Pickup	Louw
Ernest Ndlovu	Archibald Mabaso
Stephen Hanly	Sgt. Van Zyl
Andre Proctor	Jaimie,Jaimie
Grant Davidson	Lt. Venter
Ndu Gumede	Douma
Sello Maake	Johnson Seroke
Charles Pillai	Dr. Hassiem
Rosemary Martin	Mrs. Beachley
Willie Zweni	Aubrey Kunene
Mercia Davids	Sadie
Mannie De Villiers	Police Commandant
Anna Manimanzi	Soweto Girl
J?rgen Prochnow	Captain Stolz
Kevin Johnson	Gert
Hugh Masekela	Actor
Dave Grusin	Composer

Technical Credits

Colin Welland

Alison Cross

Euzhan Palcy

Marc Boyle	Stunts
Tim Hampton	Executive Producer,Producer
Paula Weinstein	Producer
Colin Welland	Screenwriter
Mary Selway	Producer
Mervyn Loynes	Special Effects
Dominic Tuohy	Special Effects
Roy Charman	Sound Effects
Jack Keller	Sound Effects
Rick Kline	Sound Effects
Donald O. Mitchell	Sound Effects
Alison Cross	Screenwriter
Euzhan Palcy	Screenwriter
David Harris	Special Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Dry White Season
255. Chapters
1. South Africa, 1976 [7:33]
2. Soweto Uprising [6:11]
3. Looking For Jonathan [10:15]
4. Gordon's Arrest [6:31]
5. "Hope's A White Word" [9:41]
6. A Need For Justice [6:23]
7. The Inquest [11:59]
8. "It's Not Cynicism, It's Realism" [2:31]
9. Front-Page News [5:33]
10. Gathering The Evidence [6:06]
11. Search Warrant [8:25]
12. Christmas Surprises [7:07]
13. Violent Reprisals [:55]
14. The Handoff [4:20]
15. Meeting With Suzette [3:23]
16. Justice [5:29]
1. Color Bars [4:09]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Dry White Season
Play The Movie
Supplements
Euzhan Palcy And Scott Foundas
Play
Five Scenes
Play
Nelson Mandela
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Donald Sutherland
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Award Ceremony
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