The Man Who Drove with Mandela (1998)
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.
Director: Greta Schiller
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Cecil Williams as |
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Corin Redgrave as Cecil Williams - One Man Show sequence |
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Robert Whitehead as |
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Riaan Velloen as |
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Robert Tsiesi as |
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Gavin Haward as |
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Ashley Brownlee as |
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Adriaan Bassier as |
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Joseph Bale as |
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Clinton Smith as |
| Directing | Greta Schiller | Director |
| Writing | Mark Gevisser | Writer |
| Sound | Philip Miller | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Michelle Crenshaw | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tania Hoser | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Prisca Swan | Editor |
| Production | Mark Gevisser | Producer |
| Production | Greta Schiller | Producer |
| Production | Indra De Lanerolle | Executive Producer |