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Directed By

Written By

Nelson Mandela
autobiography

Cast

Idris Elba
Nelson Mandela
Naomie Harris
Winnie Madikizela
Tony Kgoroge
Walter Sisulu
Riaad Moosa
Ahmed Kathrada
Zolani Mkiva
Raymond Mhlaba
Simo Mogwaza
Andrew Mlangeni
Fana Mokoena
Govan Mbeki
Thapelo Mokoena
Elias Motsoaledi
Jamie Bartlett
James Gregory
Deon Lotz
Kobie Coetzee
Terry Pheto
Evelyn Mase
S'Thandiwe Kgoroge
Albertina Sisulu
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube
Albert Luthuli
James Cuningham
George Bizos
Zenzo Ngqobe
Patrick Lekota
Gys de Villiers
President de Klerk
David Butler
Colonel Badenhorst
Robert Hobbs
Chief Warder
Carl Beukes
Niel Barnard
A.J. van der Merwe
Fanie van der Merwe
Graham Clarke
Major Marais
Andre Jacobs
Bram Fischer
André Stolz
General Willemse
Thomas Gumede
Jackson Dladla
Anrich Herbst
Constable Dirker
Louis van Niekerk
Quartus de Wet
Adam Neill
Percy Yutar
Nomfusi Gotyana
Miriam Makeba
Lionel Newton
Jack Hodgeson
Michelle Scott
Mrs. de Kok
Jason Cope
Lieutenant Swanepoel
Ndoni Khanyile
Lady Client
Robert Coutts
Policeman
Wessel Pretorius
Court Officer
Theo Landey
Brian Widlake
Sibusiyisile Msuthwana
Justice Jongintaba 22 Years
Unako Poswayo
Justice Jongintaba 13 Years
Khayalethu Anthony
Militant Prisoner
Presley Chweneyagae
Militant Prisoner
Paul Harris
Jack Swart
Nokuthula Ledwaba
Courthouse Young Woman
Nokuthula Dlova
Winnie's Sister
Kgosi Mongake
Lanky Youth
Grant Swanby
Sergeant Vorster
Atandwa Kani
Nelson Mandela 16-23
Siza Pini
Nelson Mandela 7-9
Lindiwe Matshikiza
Zindzi Mandela 28-32 Years
Refilwe Charles
Zindzi Mandela 8-12 Years
Semuhle Shangasi
Zenani Mandela 28-32 Years
Khumbuzile Maphumulo
Zenani Mandela 8-12 Years
Mzu Ntantiso
Thembi Mandela 18-24 Years
Joshua Mañana
Thembi Mandela 7-12 Years
Sinakho Motsepa
Thembi Mandela 4-6 Years
Liyema Sixishe
Zondwa Madela - 4 Years
Likhona Kwitshana
Nelson Mandela's Granchild
Luzuko Mbaleki
Nelson Mandela's Granchild
Solulele Mbombo
Nelson Mandela's Granchild
Letisha Singh
Lady in Nightclub
Shoki Mokgapa
Lady in Nightclub
Neo Modimogale
Lady in Nightclub
Nicola Hanekom
Female Warder
Henrick Reisenhofer
Court Registrar
Dean Fourie
Duty Officer
Warrick Grier
Prison Commander
Danie van Rensburg
Sergeant Fourie
Nikelo Mpupumiso
Traditional Surgeon
Phumzile Nokwe
Traditional Surgeon
Masiza Mbali
Nyakane Tsolo
Zondwa Njokweni
Thami's Mother
Bongani Maseko
ANC Security Man
Jabu Tshabalala
Madela and Tambo's Client
Obed Baloyi
Madela and Tambo's Client
Bubu Mazibuko
Madela and Tambo's Client
Michael Mabizela
Madela and Tambo's Client
Mark Elderkin
Sophiatown Policeman
Peter Krummeck
Magistrate
Eduan van Jaarsveldt
Pretoria Policeman
Albert Pretorius
Policeman on Train
Carel Nel
Policeman on Train
Emily Whitefield
Lady on Train
Joanie Combrink
Lady on Train
Drikus Volschenk
Police Lieutenant
Dylan Horley
Man on Street
Rassie Brits
Man on Street
Jacques Gombault
Bus Company Manager
Tertius Meintjes
SABC Producer
Morné Visser
SABC Director
Rob van Vuuren
Colonel Spengler
Sivuyile Ngesi
Mandela's Aide

Produced By

Brian Cox
co-producer
Basil Ford
executive producer
Vlokkie Gordon
co-producer
François Ivernel
executive producer
Gordon King
Archive Producer
Cameron McCracken
executive producer
Philisiwe Mthethwa
executive producer
Robert Naidoo
co-producer
Sudhir Pragjee
executive producer
Geoffrey Qhena
executive producer
Anant Singh
producer
Nilesh Singh
associate producer: VideoVision Entertainment
Sanjeev Singh
executive producer
David M. Thompson
producer: Origin Films
Harvey Weinstein
executive producer

Cinematography

Lol Crawley
director of photography

Sound

Mark Appleby
adr mixer
Dafydd Archard
sound mix technician
Dillon Bennett
sound effects editor
Michael Botha
adr mixer
Ben Brazier
foley recordist
Robert Brazier
foley recordist
Tim Cavagin
re-recording mixer
Pietro Dalmasso
foley editor
Mike Dowson
re-recording mixer
Sue Harding
foley artist
James Harrison
supervising sound effects editor
Simon Hill
sound mix technician
Joe Jackson
sound mix technician
Jenna Lange
post audio producer
Nico Louw
sound mixer
Laura Lovejoy
adr & crowd editor
Ben Meechan
sound effects editor
Carolynne Philpott
sound facility producer
Simon Rankin
boom operator
Johnathan Rush
sound mix technician
Alastair Sirkett
additional sound editor
Jason Stevens
sound negative
Mark Taylor
re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Mike Tehrani
adr recordist
David Turner
sound facility director
Oskar von Unge
adr recordist
Max Walsh
mix technician
Ian Wilkinson
supervising dialogue editor
Rowena Wilkinson
foley artist
Matilda Wylie
sound department runner
Robert Karlsson
dolby sound consultant

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Willie Botha
supervising art director
Warren Gray
asst art director

Makeup

Vera Alimanova
hair stylist
Talia Barak
first assistant hair / first assistant makeup
Valter Casotto
prosthetic makeup artist
Mark Coulier
prosthetic makeup designer
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
dental effects designer
Dan Frye
prosthetic effects: mould maker
Barrie Gower
prosthetics sculptor
Kati Hood
art finisher
Duncan Jarman
prosthetic makeup artist
Tarryn Kohler
prosthetics assistant
Chris Lyons
special effects teeth
Bret Mayo
hair stylist
Sulet Meintjes
makeup artist
Babalwa Mtshiselwa
makeup artist
Stephen Murphy
key prosthetic makeup artist
Thami Nkosi
hair stylist / makeup artist
Robin Pritchard
prosthetic makeup artist to Naomi's Harris
Anja Rechholtz
assistant lab technician
Amanda Ross-McDonald
daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist
Helen Rowe
silicone technician
Kerry Skelton
key hair stylist / key makeup artist / special makeup effects artist
Leon Smikle
special makeup effects artist
Clinton Smith
prosthetics supervisor
Simone Stubbs
key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Megan Tanner
hair designer / makeup designer
Francesca Van Der Feyst
makeup artist: dailies
Lian van Wyk
makeup artist
Valentina Visintin
special makeup effects artist
Josh Weston
key prosthetic makeup artist: Naomi Harris
Victoria Wood
wig maker
Ailsa Lawson
prosthetic department

Special Effects

Tyrell Kemlo
special effects coordinator
Cordell McQueen
special effects supervisor
Paul Pieterse
special effects foreman
Helen Rowe
special effects technician
Julio Scholze
special effects technician
Sithembiso Sontshaka
special effects technician
Calen Van Schalkwyk
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
visual effects producer
Alison Arnott
pa/office manager: BlueBolt
Priyanka Balasubramanian
visual effects producer: BlueBolt
Angela Barson
visual effects supervisor
Chris Barson
on set assistant: BlueBolt
Stuart Bullen
on-set visual effects supervisor: BlueBolt
Nicolas Chevallier
senior generalist: BlueBolt
Rupert Davies
compositor: BlueBolt
Jason Evans
digital compositor: Bluebolt
Sean Feeley
pipeline engineer: Bluebolt
Fabrizio Fioretti
3d generalist: Bluebolt
Wesley Froud
matchmove
Jan Guilfoyle
digital compositor: BlueBolt
Andrew Harvey
digital retouch & restoration
Sebastian Hesselsjö
roto/prep artist: BlueBolt
Robin Hinch
visual effects editor: BlueBolt
Lorraine Johnson
scanning & recording
Luka Leskovsek
vfx compositor: BlueBolt
Tom Mitchell
digital scanning and recording
P. Mohan
visual effects
Jeanette Monero
compositor: BlueBolt
Rafael Morant
matte painting supervisor
Clare Norman
visual effects producer
Nikolett Papp
compositor: BlueBolt
Andrea Pirisi
vfx editor: BlueBolt
Ashley Retallack
pipeline engineer: Bluebolt
Roni Rodrigues
digital compositor: BlueBolt
Simon Rowe
compositor: Bluebolt
Natalie Silver
digital restoration
Jean-Clement Soret
digital colourist
Michael Strathearn
generalist td: BlueBolt
James Sutton
3d generalist: bluebolt
Mark Webb
visual effects coordinator: BlueBolt
Guido Wilden
workflow consultant

Assistant Director

Steve E. Andrews
first assistant director
Dale Butler
second assistant director
Lynette Mitchell
third assistant director
Megan Truter
third assistant director
David Tumahole
second assistant director

Production Management

Richard Green
production supervisor: KZN & Gauteng
Tina Oswald
production manager
Marisa Soneman
production manager
Emma Zee
post-production supervisor

Art Department

Herbert Adler
construction foreman
Mark Auret
property master
Graeme Cowie
assistant art director / concept artist
Karl du Preez
set dressing leadman
Cuan Eveleigh
key props buyer
Jeremy Frost
action car department
Vivienne Gray
assistant art director
Warren Gray
assistant art director
Russell Harker
assistant set dresser
Kate Hilson
graphic designer
Ross Jenkin
assistant art director
Lesley Jooste
set dresser
Jane-Anne Kokkinn
construction coordinator
Egbert Kruger
on set art director
Dan Maslen
animatic artist
Mandla Mathenjwa
Set Dressing trainee / set dressing trainee
Henrietta Moutinho
set dressing buyer
Marius Pretorius
scenic artist
Jean Rigby
carpenter
Boris Rivett-Carnac
assistant property master
Mark Seath
set builder
Gray Sinclair
art department assistant
Jacobus Smit
set dresser
Ulf Suhrmuller
action vehicles
Johnny Tembo
set dressing leadman
Jacobus Uys van der Merwe
sculpture fabrication
Megan van Heerden
scenic painter
David Wynne-Roberts
head set finisher
Rae Wynne-Roberts
construction manager / contruction manager

Stunts

Tertius de Lange
stunt performer
Nic Grigg
utility stunts
Cordell McQueen
stunt coordinator
Paul Pieterse
assistant stunt coordinator / stunt performer
John Smith
stunt coordinator
Wayne Smith
stunt performer

Editorial

Matt Adams
digital intermediate consultant
Mike Austin
post production & technical operations
Siobhan Boyes
post production coordinator
Adam Brailsford
first assistant editor
Dan Dolan
digital scanning
Begoña Lopez
digital intermediate producer
Jacques McDonald
dailies producer
Mitch Mitchell
head of imaging: Technicolor
Louise Mycielski
post-production coordinator
Peter O'Donovan
assistant editor
Craig Eric Parker
colorist: dailies
Jonathan Sykes
data management
Lauren Van Rensburg
digital front end manager
Mieke Vlaming
assistant editor
Matt Watson
digital intermediate editor

Other

Desmond Tutu
special thanks

Music Department

Nicky Abrahams
music production coordinator: South Africa
John Barrett
additional score engineering / assistant score mixing engineer / protools scoring engineer / scoring second engineer
Dale Blignaut
music consultant
Peter Cobbin
score mixer / score recordist
Michael Connell
additional music editor
Rebecca Dale
scoring assistant
Daniel Elms
soundtrack editor
Patrick Gill
teaser/trailer music
Robert Houston
music editor
Sona Jobarteh
soloist: vocals
George Kallis
music publisher: trailer music
Peter Khanda
assistant recording engineer: South Africa
Stella Khumalo
music contractor: South Africa
Tommy Laurence
additional orchestrator
Tony Lewis
music editor
Blondia Makhene
music contribution
Richard Mitchell
recording engineer: South Africa
Lewis Morison
music editor
Linda Osher
music clearance
Dizu Plaatjies
music contribution
Peter Raeburn
music consultant
Marc Robinson
soundtrack executive
Caiphus Semenya
music contribution
Hilary Skewes
music coordinator
Neil Stemp
music editor
Roger Suen
music assistant
Jack Sugden
score assistant engineer
Kirsty Whalley
score editor
Eric Crees
musician: trombone
Steve Mair
musician: double bass

Casting Department

Shaheen Baig
casting associate
Vanessa Baker
voice casting
Jaci Cheiman
casting assistant
Belinda Kruger
casting associate
Mpho Tshabalala
extras casting assistant
J.P. van der Merwe
extras casting

Costume Department

Hetta Burger
set costumer
Catherine Collard
principle menswear cutter
Nicole Vittoria de Jager
uniform supervisor
Fagrie Naslep
head cutter
Jayne Forbes
crowd costume supervisor
Jacomina Jankowitz
costume supervisor
Kristy Little
uniform costume assistant: costume standby
Tyron Matthee
key costume breakdown and dyer
Koketso Mbuli
wardrobe assistant
Jonna Slappendel
wardrobe assistant
Rafeeq Williams
costume assistant
Tamsyn Lee Wilson
breakdown artist
Hilary Niederer
costume buyer

Camera Department

Ana Alves
darkroom loader
Grant Appleton
camera operator
Keith Bernstein
still photographer
Brandon Daniels
electrician
Pierre Henri De Villiers
video assist operator
Paul Donachie
a camera operator / steadicam operator
Frank Gardner
focus puller: "a" camera
Bernin Isaac
first assistant camera
Chris Lomax
aerial shoot camera operator
Brad Maloney
libra technician
Lesley Manuel
best boy electric
Jem Rayner
first assistant camera: "a" camera, Johannesburg
Keith Saayman
libra technician
Michael Smit
electrician
Alfre Theron
crane operator
Coco Van Oppens
videographer
Amy Yeats
second assistant camera "a" camera
Justin Youens
first assistant camera

Location Management

Robert Bentley
location manager
Tarryn Greybè
location coordinator
Eduard Klarenbeek
location manager

Script Department

Morag Cameron
script supervisor
Kathryn Castles
script consultant
Carol A. Compton
script clearance
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