Pierre de Wet

Pierre Stephanus de Wet (1909–1990) was a film director, producer and writer. He is considered the father of the Afrikaans film industry. He established the Afrikaans film industry almost single-handedly with meager means and produced a total of 21 Afrikaans films during his lifetime. De Wet was also the creator of Kom Saam Vanaand (1949), the first ever South African and Afrikaans musical.

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