Mirage Squadron (1975)
Overview
Lt. Gerhard Muller is the son of a pilot who was killed while flying with the South African Air Force in Korea. At the time his best friend and fellow pilot, Chris Fourie, was the only one to return from their mission and since then there have been various rumours about what happened. Now Gerhard is joining a Mirage squadron at Waterkloof Air Force Base, where Fourie will be his immediate superior. In addition his grandfather, Colonel Greeff, is the base commander. Also joining the squadron is Gerhard's best friend, Martin Bekker, who is the only one who knows about Gerhard's recent dizzy spells. It also emerges that there was a relationship between Gerhard's mother and Commander Fourie before she and his father got married.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | af |
| Popularity | 0.609 |
Directed By
Bertrand Retief
Crew
James Gardner
Ivo Pellegrini
Ben Vlok
Louwtjie Burger
Lillias Tait
Cas Odendaal
Bertrand Retief
Peter Fokazi
Theo Theron
Tessa Schultze
Oscar Burn
John Hookham
Bertrand Retief
TOP CAST
Barry Trengove
Commandant Chris Fourie
Petru Wessels
Santie Muller
James White
Lieut. Gerhard Muller
Lieb Bester
Lieut. Martin Bekker
Danie Smuts
Colonel Greeff
Sybel Coetzee
Ingrid de Villiers
Moira Downie
Sussara 1
Frances O'Linn
Sussara 2
Colin Sutcliffe
Colonel Donaldson
Fred Wheeler
Flight sergeant
Pierre Venter
Traffic officer
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