CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 22m

The Man Who Drove with Mandela

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During the time of apartheid Nelson Mandela drove around South Africa in a limousine disguised as a chauffeur while organizing the armed struggle against the apartheid regime. But who was the distinguished looking white man sitting in the back seat? Meet Cecil Williams, an acclaimed gay white theatre director and communist.

Directed byGreta Schiller

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
August 28, 1998
Studios
Canvas

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Cecil Williams

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Cecil Williams - One Man Show sequence

Robert Whitehead

Robert Whitehead

Riaan Velloen

Robert Tsiesi

Gavin Haward

Ashley Brownlee

Adriaan Bassier

Joseph Bale

Clinton Smith

Creative team
Directed by
Greta Schiller
Greta Schiller
Written by
Mark Gevisser
Produced by
Mark Gevisser
Greta Schiller
Greta Schiller

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