Overview
Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first Black President, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in negotiating a bloodless revolution in that country.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Zimbabwe
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Setting
Set in South Africa
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ronald HarwoodWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 20, 1987
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cast
Danny GloverNelson Mandela
Alfre WoodardWinnie Mandela
Warren ClarkeSwanepoel
Allan CordunerBenny
Julian GloverSenior Police Officer
John MatshikizaWalter Sisulu- John IndiOliver Tambo
Peter CartwrightCourt Judge- John MatthewsLawyer Joffe
- Saul ReichlinLawyer Bram Fischer
Juanita WatermanAdelaide Tambo
Nathan Dambuza MdledleChief Albert Luthuli
Mike PhillipsDennis Goldberg- Kelvin WeareSergeant Van Heerden
- Xoliswa SitholeZindzi
- Gertrude RookZeni
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