Mandela (1996)
Son of Africa, Father of a Nation
A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela's life.
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Nelson MandelaHimself
Tim Pigott-SmithHimself - Narrator
Winnie MandelaHerselfF.W. de KlerkHimselfEugene Terre'BlancheHimselfKeywords
AfricaBiographyPoliticsSouth africaProtestApartheidIndependent filmNelson mandelaRacial tensionDemocracy
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Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityAfrica · Biography · PoliticsDirector preference938667 · 938668Actor preference581475 · 175831 · 859170Country preferenceZaDecade preference1990
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A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela's life.
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Mandela has a runtime of 118 minutes.
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