Mandela and de Klerk (1997)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	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
	Andre Jacobs	...	Niels Barnard (as André Jacobs)
	Tertius Meintjes	...	Kykendal
	John Carson	...	Willem de Klerk
	David Fortune	...	Mhalaba
	Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Kathadra
	Terry Norton	...	Marike de Klerk
	Bankole Omotoso	...	Mbrki

Storyline

On June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela, along with a number of political detainees, was sentenced to life imprisonment in what remains the most sensational treason trial in the history of South Africa. The incarceration of Mandela and other political prisoners on Robben Island would become a symbol of the struggle to end apartheid and win freedom for the black majority in South Africa. On February 2, 1990, President F.W. De Klerk stood before Parliament and announced the legalization of the African National Congress and a host of other banned political organizations. At the same time, he announced that Nelson Mandela, having served 27 years in prison, would be released within 7 days. Yet the world, and indeed most South Africans, knew little about how this momentous occasion came to pass. Until now. Mandela & De Klerk was filmed in South Africa. Most of the locations are those where the actual events took place... Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment  

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