Lost in the Desert, initially released as Dirkie, is a 1969 South African film written, produced and directed by Jamie Uys under the name of Jamie Hayes. It was filmed in Techniscope and Technicolor. Uys himself plays Anton De Vries, a concert pianist whose 8-year-old son Dirkie is the central character. Dirkie is played by Uys's real-life son Wynand Uys, credited as Dirkie Hayes.
Dirkie (1969)
Directed by Jamie Uys
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Movie Info
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Kalahari, Son, Uys
Attributes
Narrative Location: South Africa
Alternate Titles
Adventure in the Red Desert
, US
Alene i ørkenen
DK
Alleen in de wildernis
NL
Çölde kaybolan çocuk
TR
Den Tod vor Augen
DE
Dirkie
, AU
Lost in the Desert
SE, GB, US
Perdidos no Deserto
BR
Sabaku no bôken
JP
The Fallen Sparrow
ZA
Χαμένο στην Έρημο
GR
Діркі
UA
砂漠の冒険
JP