Satanskoraal

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Satanskoraal
Directed by Elmo De Witt
Written by Jamie Uys
Produced byJamie Uys
CinematographyVincent G. Cox
Judex C. Viljoen
Edited byElmo de Witt
Music byJos Gericke
Distributed byJamie Uys Filmproduksies
Release date
  • 30 November 1959 (1959-11-30)(South Africa)
Running time
79 min.
Country South Africa
Languages Afrikaans
English
Portuguese

Satanskoraal is a 1959 South African action film directed by Elmo De Witt and produced by Jamie Uys for Jamie Uys Filmproduksies. [1] [2] It is the first South African movie to be filmed underwater.[ citation needed ]

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