A young English boy named P.K. has a passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen. Doc develops P.K.'s piano talent and P.K. becomes assistant gardener in Doc's cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is placed in prison for failure to register with the English government as a foreigner. After the war P.K. attends an English private school where he continues to box. He meets a young girl, Maria, with whom he falls in love. Her father, Professor Daniel Marais, is a leader of the Nationalist Party of South Africa. The two fight to teach the natives English as P.K.'s popularity grows via the myth. Maria is killed. P.K. loses focus until he sees the success of his language school among the tribes.
| Directed by | John G. Avildsen |
| Written by | Bryce Courtenay, Robert Mark Kamen |
| Company | Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. |