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Stander

Stander

Good cop. Great criminal.

20036.21h 56m

Overview

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

Directed by Bronwen Hughes
Written by Bima Stagg
Produced by Chris Roland, Martin Katz, Julia Verdin
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0M0

Top Cast

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

Andre Stander

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Lee McCall

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Allan Heyl

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Bekkie Stander

A

Ashley Taylor

Cor van Deventer

Marius Weyers

Marius Weyers

General Stander

A

At Botha

General Viljoen

Lionel Newton

Lionel Newton

Sergeant Smit

M

Melanie Merle

Sharmiane

S

Sean Else

Ed Janis

Themes & Keywords

bank1970sbank robbersouth africaprotestjohannesburg, south africaex-copwoman director

About Stander

Stander is a action, crime, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of bank, 1970s, bank robber, south africa, protest, johannesburg, south africa. Directed by Bronwen Hughes, it stars Thomas Jane, Dexter Fletcher, David O'Hara. The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

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