Debbie (film)

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Debbie
Directed by Elmo De Witt
Written byElmo de Witt
Based onNovel by Tryna du Toit
Produced by Jamie Uys
StarringSuzanne van Oudtshoorn
Leon le Roux
Gert van den Bergh
Dawid van der Walt
CinematographyManie Botha
Louis de Witt
Edited byElmo de Witt
Music byChris Lamprecht
Manley van Niekerk
Distributed byJamie Uys Filmproduksies
Release date
  • 24 May 1965 (1965-05-24)(South Africa)
Running time
86 min.
Country South Africa
Language Afrikaans

Debbie, is a 1965 South African drama film directed by Elmo De Witt and produced by Jamie Uys for Jamie Uys Filmproduksies. [1] The film stars Suzanne van Oudtshoorn in lead role along with Leon le Roux, Gert van den Bergh and Dawid van der Walt in supportive roles. [2] [3]

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The film revolves around a teen girl Debbie Malan who went to the town and become pregnant out of wedlock. [4] The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[ citation needed ]

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