On February 11 1990 Nelson Mandela is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside of Cape Town, South Africa... so the theme for today are movies with Nelson Mandela... enjoy!
1 Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (1996) Director Angus Gibson/Joe Manell
Documentary based on the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela-nominated for an Academy Award...
2 invictus (2009) Director Clint Eastwood
Tells the true story of how Nelson Mandels (played by Morgan Freeman) aligned with South Africa's National Rugby Captain (played by Matt Damon) to help unite the country-Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon both give standout performances...
3 Malcolm X (1992) Director Spike Lee
Film based on the controversial life of Black Nationalist Malcolm X (played by Denzel Washington)-final scene of film shows
Mandela in a classroom in Soweto township in South Africa...
4 Goodbye Bafana (2007) Director Billie August
Film based on the real life memoirs of Nelson Mandela's prison guard...
As I have seen only one of the above list (Malcolm X) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) Director David Zucker
ReplyDeleteNelson Mandela appears at a dinner honoring detective Frank Drebin.
Thanks for the comments...
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