Mandela and de Klerk
Summary:
In an historical docudrama that was made for television, Sidney Poitier performs the role of Nelson Mandela, while Michael Caine plays the South African president Frederick Willem De Klerk, the man who instituted the reforms that would abolish apartheid, who released Nelson Mandela from nearly 30 years in prison, and who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 with ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Sidney Poitier - (Nelson Mandela)
Michael Caine - (Frederick Willem De Klerk)
Tina Lifford
Ian Roberts
Terry Norton
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Review:
This low-profile production earned high praise from critics for its outstanding acting and faithful recreation of an important turning point in South African history -- the end of apartheid. It was, of course, black activist Nelson Mandela who led the fight against racial separatism, and Sidney Poitier portrays him with dignity and unyielding... Continue >>
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