Mandela (1987 film)

Mandela
Genre	Drama
Screenplay by	Ronald Harwood
Directed by	Philip Saville
Starring	Danny Glover Alfre Woodard
Theme music composer	Richard Hartley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Robert Berger Herbert Brodkin
Producer	Dickie Bamber
Production location	Zimbabwe
Cinematography	John Coquillon
Editor	Ralph Sheldon
Running time	135 minutes
Production companies	Polymuse Productions Titus Productions HBO Pictures
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	20 September 1987 (1987-09-20)

Mandela is a 1987 British television drama film directed by Philip Saville and written by Ronald Harwood. The film stars Danny Glover as Nelson Mandela and Alfre Woodard as his wife Winnie. ^[1] The film premiered on HBO on 20 September 1987. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Danny Glover as Nelson Mandela
• Alfre Woodard as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
• John Matshikiza as Walter Sisulu
• John Indi as Oliver Tambo
• Juanita Waterman as Adelaide Tambo
• Saul Reichlin as Bram Fischer
• Xoliswa Sithole as Zindzi Mandela
• Gertrude Rook as Zeni Mandela
• Nathan Dambuza Mdledle as Albert Luthuli
• Mike Phillips as Denis Goldberg
• John Indi as Bamuthi

References

1. "Danny Glover: Film Star Values Activist Role". The Crisis. 110 (2): 41. March–April 2003.
2. Hal Erickson (2014). "Mandela - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
3. "Mandela (1986) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

External links

• Mandela at IMDb