Nelson Mandela
Know for: Acting
Born: 1918-07-18
Place of birth: Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa
Also know as:
The Kennedy Who Changed The World (2019)
Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family reveal how JFK's sister Eunice used sport to change the lives of people with...
Hansie (2008)
"How do you start over once you have betrayed a nation's trust?" The news of Hansie Cronjé's involvement with Indian bookmakers and his...
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)
The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this...
Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major (2023)
As a school dropout, the teenage John Major could simply never have dreamt that he would one day become a powerful political leader and get elected...
The Bang Bang Club (2011)
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken...
São Paulo Abraça Mandela (1991)
Documentary about Nelson and Winnie Mandela's visit to the city of São Paulo, recording their encounter with the black community and social...
Nelson Mandela: Resistance (2017)
History never forgets its heroes, its legends and its victims. During the 20th century there is only one name that stood out and was shouted around...
Mandela (1996)
A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and...
Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he...
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)
A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.
Sophiatown (2003)
Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. ...
Naomi Conquers Africa (1998)
Naomi and her supermodel friends travel to South Africa to hold a fashion show for Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Fund charity.
Miller Meets Mandela (1991)
For the first time since his release from 27 years of imprisonment Nelson Mandela opens up about his life and the turbulent times he's faced in this...
Voices from the Island (1994)
Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on South Africa's Robben Island. For three decades, the island housed not only...
Unity (2015)
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one...
Plot for Peace (2013)
This is the untold story behind History, a well-kept secret behind the world-wide icon: Nelson Mandela's release was a Plot for Peace. For the first...
Winnie (2017)
While her husband served a life sentence, paradoxically kept safe and morally uncontaminated, Winnie Mandela rode the raw violence of apartheid,...
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 (2023)
ORF chief director Michael Kögler met the legend again 30 years after his multi-award-winning documentary “Die Franz Klammer Story”....
Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage (1970)
Explores the deep bond between Nelson and Winnie and their marriage in the struggle against apartheid. An intimate portrait of their connection from...
Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes (1970)
Newly discovered audio interviews with Nelson Mandela himself delivers an honest, accurate and definitive depiction of the man who remains a global...
Death of Apartheid (1995)
The secret history of the negotiations that led to Mandela's release from prison, the ANC becoming the government of South Africa, and the end of...
Whitney (2018)
Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and...
Mama Africa (2011)
Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South...
White House Revealed (2009)
In this eye-opening documentary about the inner workings of the White House, the most famous residence in America opens its doors for a...
Africa Rising (2019)
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...
The State Against Mandela and the Others (2018)
South Africa, July 11th, 1963. Several members of the African National Congress, an organization declared illegal, are arrested in Rivonia, a country...
The Corporation (2003)
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant...
The Edge of Democracy (2019)
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in...
Fire in the Blood (2013)
An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments...
Shadow World (2016)
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms...
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2019)
A documentary chronicling Queen and Lambert's incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on "American Idol" in 2009.
Stop The Tour (2019)
Stop The Tour discovers the extraordinary story of how sport helped bring an end to Apartheid which paved the way towards the multi racial 2019...
The Wikipedia Promise (2021)
In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of...