---
title: 'Lost in the Desert (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jamie Uys'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'South Africa'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lost-in-the-desert-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151392/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lost in the Desert (1969)

1969 · 81 min · Adventure · South Africa

Original title: Dirkie

## Synopsis

Lost in the Desert, initially released as Dirkie, is a 1969 South African film written, produced and directed by Jamie Uys under the name of Jamie Hayes. It was filmed in Techniscope and Technicolor. Uys himself plays Anton De Vries, a concert pianist whose 8-year-old son Dirkie is the central character. Dirkie is played by Uys's real-life son Wynand Uys, credited as Dirkie Hayes.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jamie Uys](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-uys)
- **Screenplay:** [Jamie Uys](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-uys)

## Cast

- [Jamie Uys](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-uys)

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