The Man Who Drove with Mandela
1998•1h 22m•10.0•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Mark Gevisser
Languages
English
Studio
Canvas
Cast
Cecil Williams
Corin Redgrave
Cecil Williams - One Man Show sequence
Robert Whitehead
Riaan Velloen
Robert Tsiesi
Gavin Haward
Ashley Brownlee
Adriaan Bassier
Joseph Bale
Clinton Smith
Production
Company
Canvas
Producer
Mark Gevisser
Producer
Greta Schiller
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