Mandela - Complete Series - 3-DVD Set

Mandela - Complete Series - 3-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
145 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Philip Saville

Written By:
Ronald Harwood

Actors:
Danny Glover ..... Nelson 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
Bryan MacKenzie ..... 2nd Civil Servant
Julian Glover ..... Senior Police Officer
Niel Nativel ..... Sergeant Van Niekerk
Doug Wilson ..... Sergeant Naude
Hans Woolfe ..... Sergeant Louw
Warren Clarke ..... Swanepoel
John Matshikiza ..... Walter Sisulu

Synopsis:

Described as a 'biographical drama,' the made-for-TV Mandela is the story of South African human-rights advocate Nelson Mandela, who at the time this film was made was in the 25th year of a prison sentence. Covering the years 1948 to 1987, the film traces Mandela's (Danny Glover) matriculation from young lawyer to fervent anti-Apartheid political activist. At first a proponent of nonviolence, Mandela is radicalized after the Sharpeville massacre of 1960. Thrown in jail by the white-dominated government in 1962, Mandela passes the cudgel to his wife Winnie (Alfre Woodard), who perseveres despite constant persecution from the powers-that-be. Understandably concentrating on Mandela's private life, the film is somewhat wanting in terms of personal glimpses, but this is a forgivable creative lapse. Likewise excusable is the partisan nature of Ronald Harwood's teleplay.

The real life struggle of South Africa's courageous human rights activist, Nelson Mandela, is traced from his co-founding of the African National Congress which organized South African blacks against apartheid, to his unjust trial for treason, his lengthy imprisonment, and his philosophical shift from passive resistance to armed struggle.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 31 March, 2011.