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Van der Merwe PI
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Van der Merwe PI

1985-11-22 · 95 min · ★ 1.0

Action · Comedy

South African beauty and former Miss World, Anneline Kriel stars in this action comedy about Van der Merwe, a struggling private eye. The detective’s bad luck seems set to change when drug lord Jack Barnard hires him to find Barnard’s missing girlfriend, Angel Labuschagne.

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Directors
Regardt van den Bergh
Production companies
Philo Pieterse Productions
Countries
South Africa
Status
Released

Top Cast

Regardt van den BerghKoos van der Merwe
Anneline KrielAnneline KrielAngel Labuschagne
André JacobsAndré JacobsSantino
Jurgen HellbergJurgen HellbergVlok
Louis MinnaarLouis MinnaarKarl Snyder
Steffan ErikhHeinz Hitner
Ken GampuKen GampuWiley
Annette HartmanSnyder's lady
Helanie PenberthyBibi

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