Nelson Mandela

United Kingdom, 1999

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Episode of Series “Famous lives”.
As the world’s most famous former prisoner to being his country’s leader, Mandela exemplifies a moral integrity that shines far beyond South Africa. In the revolution led by Mandela to transform a model of racial division and oppression into an open democracy, he demonstrated that he didn’t flinch from taking up arms, but his real qualities came to the fore after his time as an activist, during his 27 years in prison and in the eight years since his release, when he had to negotiate the challenge of turning a myth into a man. Narrated by Lucy Longhurst.

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co-producer

Mark Rowland

Richard Hughes

production company

Carlton International

Mentorn International

Reel

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1999

Appears in

Famous lives

Group of items

Famous lives

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ACMI Identifier

310030

Language

English

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Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Africa

Biographical

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Anti-apartheid movements - South Africa

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Apartheid - South Africa

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political prisoners - South Africa

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political prisoners - South Africa - Biography

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Biography

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Race relations

History → Africa - History

History → Anti-apartheid movements - South Africa

History → Apartheid - South Africa

History → Biography

History → History

People → Biography

People → De Klerk, F. W. (Frederik Willem)

People → Mandela, Nelson, 1918-

People → Political prisoners - South Africa - Biography

People → Politicians - Biography

Places → South Africa

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