Film

The Angel, the Bicycle and the Chinaman's Finger

19921h 29mComedy

Director: Nicholas Ellenbogen
Year: 1992

English

Based on Nicholas Ellenbogen's play of A Nativity, the trilingual (Afrikaans, English and Zulu) film tells a hilarious story about a government backed effort to put on a multiracial production of a play production of a nativity play by the local post office's staff in a tiny backwater village, on the eve of the new democracy.

Top cast

Brendan Grealy

Corrie Campbell

Ellis Pearson

Half-Jack

Madoda Ncayiyana

Sam (Matluputu)

Liz Szymczak

Monica

Greg Melvill-Smith

Cronin

Regardt van den Bergh

Major Claude du Plessis

Neill Solomon

Leek the Greek

Claire Wrogemann

Visstok (Miriam)

Anthony Stevens

Marley Man Malay

Bheki Mkhwane

Jerry

Anthony Reade

Half-Head

Sophie Mgcina

Ella

Lindelani Buthelezi

Thulani

Miems de Bruyn

Ivy Campbell

Patricia Sanders

Mrs. Toerien

Paul Eilers

Minister of Posts and Telecommunications

Sandra Ferreira

Koekie

Colin Wing

Fuginugi

Directed by

Nicholas Ellenbogen, Koos Roets

Written by

Nicholas Ellenbogen, John Cundill, P.G. du Plessis

Produced by

Katinka Heyns