Mandela
Brief Synopsis
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A dramatized portrait of Nelson Mandela, the imprisoned African National Congress leader, and his wife Winnie Mandela, who struggles against the government of South African for her political activism on behalf of the victims of apartheid. The film chronicles the past 30 years of the anti-apartheid m
Cast & Crew
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Philip Saville
Director
Danny Glover
Nelson Mandela
Alfre Woodard
Winnie Mandela
Tam Mpofu
Young Man
Priscilla Mundawarara
Angry Mother
Mike Davey
Police Officer
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Corporation For Public Broadcasting; General Screen Enterprises; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation; Lansdowne Recording Studios, London; Panavision, Ltd.; Pbs; Rank Film Laboratory
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
Harare, Zimbabwe
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A dramatized portrait of Nelson Mandela, the imprisoned African National Congress leader, and his wife Winnie Mandela, who struggles against the government of South African for her political activism on behalf of the victims of apartheid. The film chronicles the past 30 years of the anti-apartheid movement with rarely seen clips and photographs.
Directors
Philip Saville
Director
Zwelakhe Sisulu
Director
Kenneth Mdana
Director
Stanley Nelson
Director
Peter Davis
Director
David Messenbring
Director
Cast
Danny Glover
Nelson Mandela
Alfre Woodard
Winnie Mandela
Tam Mpofu
Young Man
Priscilla Mundawarara
Angry Mother
Mike Davey
Police Officer
Peter Joyce
Police Sergeant
Mbuso Pityana
African Policeman
Dudley Dickin
Minister
Andy Nimmo
1st Civil Servant
Brian Mckenzie
2nd Civil Servant
Julian Glover
Senior Police Officer
Neil Nativel
Sergeant Van Niekerk
Doug Wilson
Sergeant Naude
Hans Woolfe
Sergeant Louw
Warren Clarke
Swanepoel
John Matshikiza
Walter Sisulu
John Indi
Oliver Tambo
Peter Cartwright
Court Judge
John Mathews
Lawyer Joffe
Saul Reichlin
Lawyer Bram Fischer
Juanita Waterman
Adelaide Tambo
Liz James
Welfare Social Worker
Josh Makawa
1st Man On Street
Jane Esau
1st Woman On Street
Ben Sibenke
2nd Man On Street
Kingston Mupotsa
1st Man In Restaurant
Kashka Banjoko
2nd Man In Restaurant
Kathy Kuleya
1st Woman In Restaurant
Edith Mashore
2nd Woman In Restaurant
Reverend Maseko
Wedding Priest
Dominic Kanaventi
Organizer Man
Simpson Korea
Bus Driver
Veni Sithole
Organizer Woman
Brian Cooper
Telephone Police Officer
Jan Jooste
Yard Police Officer
Alister Pulford
Press Reporter
Nathan Dambuza Mdledle
Chief Albert Luthuli
Michael Chinyamurindi
1st Prisoner
Tich Mudede
2nd Prisoner
Chris Muchenje
3rd Prisoner
Allan Corduner
Benny
Edwin Angless
Estate Agent
Mannie Devilliers
Special Branch Driver
Murray Russell
Special Branch Officer
Simon Shumba
Postman
Mike Phillips
Dennis Goldberg
Tsokolo Muso
African Singer
Colin Neilson
Court Magistrate
Andy Dipenaar
Prison Warder
Dennis Sipthorpe
2nd Judge
Kelvin Weare
Sergeant Van Heerden
Dr. Bishop Shiri
Funeral Priest
Hywell Williams
Senior Police Officer
Eloi Fernandes
Lawyer Ayoub
Andrew Whaley
Pollsmoor Warder
Xoliswa Sithole
Zindzi
Gertrude Rook
Zeni
Doug Wilson
Jill Nelson
Crew
Margaret Adams
Production Coordinator
David Atkinson
Other
Reg Austin
Advisor
Dickie Bamber
Co-Producer (Tvs)
Terry Bamber
Assistant Director
Julian Barber
Other
Anne Benjamin
Photography
Jaz Berger
Producer
Robert Berger
Producer
William Bernie
Other
Peter Brace
Stunt Coordinator
Herbert Brodkin
Executive Producer
Russell Brooks
Production Assistant
Chris Carreras
Assistant Director
David Carrigan
Production Assistant
Roy Charman
Sound Department
Stephen Chigorimbo
Assistant Director
Nobby Clarke Jr.
Other
Michael Clifford
Music Editor
Yvonne Coppard
Makeup
John Coquillon
Director Of Photography
Peter David
Camera
Peter David
Other
Joy Davis
Sound
Paul Fisher
Transportation Manager
Bert Gadsden
Property Master
Robert A Goldston
Co-Producer
Annalis Greenwald
Sound
Sam Greenwald
Camera
Mable Haddock
Executive Producer
Kevin Haris
Carpenter
David Harris
Special Effects
Richard Hartley
Music
Ronald Harwood
Screenwriter
Allan James
Location Manager
Liz James
Casting (Local)
Marilyn Johnson
Casting
Thomas Karis
Consultant
Laurie Kerr
Construction
Steve Kgami
Photography
Rory Kilalea
Unit Manager
Rory Kilalea
Location Manager
George King
Production
Peter Lancaster
Accountant
Mike Lay
Electrician
Leslie Linder
Co-Producer
Sue Love
Hair
Bernard Magubane
Consultant
Peter Magubane
Photography
Peter Marsden
Electrician
Alan Martin
Gaffer
John Maskall
Camera Operator
Stewart Meachem
Wardrobe
David Moore
Best Boy
Christine Morris
Assistant
Joan Murphy
Production Accountant
Andy Nelson
Dubbing Mixer
Angela Noakes
Script Supervisor
Tony Nutley
Photography
John Payne
Grip
Pat Pennelegion
Production Manager
Wesley Peppiatt
Props
Michael Pete
Photography
Michael Phillips
Art Director
Mike Porter
Production Designer
John Poyner
Sound Editor
Michael Robbie
Costume Designer
Murray Russell
Location Manager
Bridgette Sarabi
Line Producer
Lloyd Searle
Production
Ralph Sheldon
Editor
Dorothea Smylie
Wardrobe
Mike Spragg
Other
Peggy Stern
Researcher
John Stevenson
Boom Operator
Martin Testar
Other
Martin Waller
Sound Department
Mark Ward
Art Director
Mark Ward
Art Director
Eli Weinberg
Photography
Tony Wilson
Camera Operator
Russ Woolnough
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Corporation For Public Broadcasting; General Screen Enterprises; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation; Lansdowne Recording Studios, London; Panavision, Ltd.; Pbs; Rank Film Laboratory
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
Harare, Zimbabwe
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 13, 1988
Aired in United States June 25, 1986
Aired in United States September 20, 1987
