Mandela and de Klerk

6.5

114 minutes

2/16/1997

Overview

Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.

Cast List

Sidney Poitier
as Nelson Mandela
Michael Caine
as F.W. de Klerk
Tina Lifford
as Winnie Mandela
Gerry Maritz
as P.W. Botha
Ian Roberts
as Kobie Coetsee
Ben Kruger
as James Gregory
Jerry Mofokeng
as Walter Sisulu
Owen Sejake
as Mlangeni
André Jacobs
as Niels Barnard
Tertius Meintjes
as Kykendal
John Carson
as Willem de Klerk
David Fortune
as Mhalaba
Farouk Valley-Omar
as Kathrada
Terry Norton
as Marike de Klerk
Bankole Omotoso
as Mbeki
Sebata Sesiu
as Motsoaledi
Moshidi Motshegwa
as Zindzi
Nomonde Gogi
as Zenani
Jonathan Pienaar
as Lt. Breevort (as Johanthon Pienaar)
Vuyelwa Nyakaza
as Ruby
Lentsoe Mosieleng
as Ndlovu
Kwesi Kobus
as Chris Hani
Christopher Mpumelelo Gxalaba
as Sizwe
Elize Meiring
as Mary Gregory
Warren Lindsay
as Ethan Gregory
Hannes Horne
as Justice de Wet
Tshamano Sebe
as Officer Mbele
Regardt van den Bergh
as Magnus Malan
Johan Malherbe
as Minister Interior
Johan Stassen
as Minister Finance
Hans J. Heuer
as Minister
Gordon Van Rooyen
as Surgeon
Christo Loots
as Government Agent
Duncan Lawson
as Government Agent
Nzululwazi Mahlaka
as President Stewart
Gideon de Wet
as White Plainclothes Officer
Graham Clarke
as Pollsmor Warder
Mehboob Bawa
as T.V. Reporter #1
Susanne Beyers
as T.V. Reporter #2
Sian Erasmus
as Young White Woman
Amanda Lane
as Journalist #1
Nadira Omarjee
as Journalist #2
Phillip C Henn
as Journalist #3
Vuyisile Bojana
as Oliver Tambo
Eugène Terre'Blanche
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Desmond Tutu
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)