Snake Dancer (1976)

  • U
  • 03/28/1976 (ZA)
  • Drama
  • 1h 27m

Little girls shouldn’t play with snakes.

Overview

With the oppressive climate of 1970s South Africa as the backdrop, this erotic biopic tells the story of Glenda Kemp (playing herself), a former Sunday school teacher who becomes an exotic dancer -- and provocatively shares the stage with a python. Creating an uproar and breaking every taboo in the book with her act, Kemp soon finds herself charged with indecency as the government attempts to ban her seductive performance art.

Dirk de Villiers

Director

Michael McCabe

Screenplay

Cast

Glenda Kemp's headshot

Glenda Kemp

Glenda Kemp
Wilson Dunster's headshot

Wilson Dunster

Peter J. Elliott's headshot

Peter J. Elliott

Christine Basson's headshot

Christine Basson

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