Mandela And De Klerk

Mandela And De Klerk (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Joseph Sargent

Written By:
Richard Wesley (written by)

Actors:
Sidney Poitier ..... Nelson Mandela
Michael Caine ..... F.W. de Klerk
Tina Lifford ..... Winnie Mandela
Gerry Maritz ..... P.W. Botha
Ian Roberts ..... Kobie Cotzee
Ben Kruger ..... James Gregory
Jerry Mofokeng ..... Walter Sisulu
Owen Sejake ..... Miangeni
André Jacobs ..... Niels Barnard
Tertius Meintjes ..... Kykendal
John Carson ..... Willem de Klerk
David Fortune ..... Mhalaba
Farouk Valley-Omar ..... Kathadra
Terry Norton ..... Marike de Klerk
Bankole Omotoso ..... Mbrki

Synopsis:

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 resolve as Mandela rises from imprisoned persona non grata to leader of all of South Africa. In the role of Mandela's foil-turned-peacemaking partner, Frederick Willem de Klerk, is Michael Caine. His performance aptly depicts the altruism and pragmatism that induce de Klerk to surrender to destiny and, with Mandela, turn South Africa into a democracy in which blacks and whites are equals. Poitier and Caine both won Emmy nominations for their portrayals, and Caine also earned a Golden Globe nod. To enhance the authenticity of the film, director Joe Sargent and producer Bernie Sofronski shot it in locales where the actual Mandela-de Klerk negotiations took place, spliced in newsreel footage of the historic events, and hired native actors -- such as Jerry Mofokeng (Sfsulu), Owen Sejake (Miangeni), and Farouk Valley-Omar (Kathadra) -- to play minor roles. In addition, Sargent and Sofronski engaged South African musician Cedric Gradus Samson to compose a score played by an all-South African orchestra.

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