Mandela and De Klerk (1997)
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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… More 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 Mandela for creating the transition to a nonracial democracy in South Africa. The negotiations between Mandela and De Klerk for an ordered, legal, and peaceful transition to a full democracy are the bulk of this film's content. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Sargent
- Written By
- Richard Wesley
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Feb 16, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- May 3, 2005
- Studio
- Hallmark Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Charts the arduous journey to a free and democratic South Africa.
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Cast
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Sidney Poitier
as Nelson Mandela
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Michael Caine
as Frederick Willem De Klerk
- Tina Lifford
- Ian Roberts
- Terry Norton
- Andre Jacobs
- Ben Krüger
- Gerry Maritz
- Jerry Mofokeng
- John Carson
- Owen Sejake
- Tertius Meintjes
