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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Donald Woods
- based on 'Biko' by / based on 'Asking for Trouble' by
- John Briley
- screenplay
Cast
- Josette Simon
- Dr. Ramphele
- Wabei Siyolwe
- Tenjy
- John Matshikiza
- Mapetla
- Juanita Waterman
- Ntsiki Biko
- Evelyn Sithole
- Nurse at Clinic
- Xoliswa Sithole
- Nurse at Clinic
- James Coine
- Young Boy
- Kevin Kline
- Donald Woods
- Kevin McNally
- Ken
- Albert Ndinda
- Alec
- Andrew Whaley
- Sub-Editor
- Shelley Borkum
- Woods' Receptionist
- Denzel Washington
- Steve Biko
- Penelope Wilton
- Wendy Woods
- Kate Hardie
- Jane Woods
- Graeme Taylor
- Dillon Woods
- Adam Stuart Walker
- Duncan Woods
- Hamish Stuart Walker
- Gavin Woods
- Spring Stuart Walker
- Mary Woods
- Sophie Mgcina
- Evalina
- Jim Findley
- Peter Jones
- Patricia Gumede
- Shebeen Queen
- Angela Gavaza
- Shebeen Queen's Niece
- Nocebo Mlambo
- Aunt
- Walter Matemavi
- Nephew
- Clement Muchachi
- Father
- Ruth Chinamando
- Mother
- Basil Chidyamathamba
- Brother-in-Law
- Marcy Mushore
- Niece
- Alton Kumalo
- Speaker
- Lawrence Simbarashe
- Informer
- Timothy West
- Captain De Wet
- Carl Chase
- Policeman
- William Morgan Sheppard
- Policeman
- Tichatonga Mazhindu
- Dilima
- Zakes Mokae
- Father Kani
- John Thaw
- Kruger
- Miles Anderson
- Lemick
- Neil McPherson
- Lemick's Assistant
- Hepburn Graham
- Soga
- Claude Maredza
- 1st Rugby Player
- Carlton Chance
- 2nd Rugby Player
- Glen Murphy
- 1st Security Guard
- Russell Grant
- 2nd Security Guard
- Munyaradzi Kanaventi
- Samora Biko
- George Lovell
- Nkosinathi Biko
- Andrew McCulloch
- Policeman Nel
- Graham Fletcher-Cook
- Nel's Partner
- Karen Drury
- Young Secretary
- Niven Boyd
- 1st Roadblock Policeman
- Tony Vogel
- 2nd Roadblock Policeman
- Christopher Hurst
- 3rd Roadblock Policeman
- Gerald Sim
- Police Doctor
- Peter Cartwright
- Senior Police Officer
- Gary Whelan
- Police Sergeant
- Dudley Dickin
- Nationalist Party Delegate
- David Trevena
- Mortician
- Badi Uzzaman
- Mortician's Assistant
- Robert Phillips
- Speaker at Funeral
- Fishoo Tembo
- Biko's Brother
- Peggy Marsh
- 'Helen Suzman'
- Gwyneth Strong
- Girl at Funeral
- Julian Glover
- Don Card
- John Hargreaves
- Bruce
- Philip Bretherton
- Major Boshoff
- Paul Herzberg
- Beukes
- Robert MacNamara
- Security Policeman
- Hans Sittig
- Security Policeman
- Kimpton Mativenga
- Black Security Policeman
- David Henry
- Afrikaner Farmer
- Michael Turner
- Judge Boshoff
- Ian Richardson
- State Prosecutor
- Mawa Makondo
- Jason
- Kalie Hanekom
- Magistrate Prins
- Paul Jerricho
- Sergeant Louw
- Star Ncube
- 1st Prisoner
- David Guwaza
- 2nd Prisoner
- Tommy Buson
- Tami
- Joseph Marcell
- Moses
- Hilary Minster
- 1st Passport Control Officer
- James Aubrey
- 2nd Passport Control officer
- Peter Cary
- White Frontier Policeman
- Dominic Kanaventi
- Black Frontier Policeman
- Sam Mathambo
- Lesotho Passport Officer
- Walter Muparutsa
- Lesotho Businessman
- Judy Cornwell
- Receptionist
- Alec McCowen
- Acting High Commissioner
- Gwen Watford
- Wendy's Mother
- John Paul
- Wendy's Stepfather
- Louis Mahoney
- Lesotho Government Official
- Michael Graham Cox
- 3rd Passport Control Officer
- John Hartley
- 4th Passport Control Officer
- Simon Shumba
- Young Lesotho Official
- Garrick Hagon
- McElrea
- Nick Tate
- Richie
- Marilyn Poole
- Acting High Commissioner's Wife
- William Marlowe
- Police Captain at Soweto
- Emmanuel Chari
- Student
- Aubrey Moalusi
- Prisoner
Produced By
- Richard Attenborough
- producer
- John Briley
- co-producer
- Terence A. Clegg
- executive producer in charge of production
- Norman Spencer
- co-producer
Music
Cinematography
- Ronnie Taylor
- director of photography
Sound
- Jonathan Bates
- sound
- Michael Crouch
- dialogue editor
- John Frankel
- assistant dubbing mixer
- Taffy Haines
- sound maintenance
- Dean Humphreys
- dubbing mixer
- Gerry Humphreys
- sound
- Simon Kaye
- sound
- Chris Kelly
- footsteps editor
- Steve Maguire
- assistant sound editor
- Brian Mann
- dialogue editor
- Tommy Staples
- boom operator
- Len Tremble
- assistant sound editor
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
- Norman Dorme
- supervising art director
- George Richardson
- supervising art director
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Daniel Galvin Senior
- hair colour consultant: Mr. Kline
- Paula Gillespie
- hair stylist
- Susan Haines
- makeup assistant
- Beryl Lerman
- makeup artist
- Vera Mitchell
- hair stylist
- Wally Schneiderman
- makeup supervisor
- Nick Dudman
- prosthetics supplier
Special Effects
- Martin Gant
- senior special effects technician
- David Harris
- special effects supervisor
- Paul Knowles
- special effects technician
- Gift Nyamandi
- special effects technician
- Alan Poole
- special effects technician
- Gerry Johnston
- special effects supervisor
Assistant Director
- Edwin Angless
- assistant director: second unit
- Roy Button
- assistant director
- Stephen Chigorimbo
- co-first assistant director
- Steve Fillis
- assistant director
- Steve Harding
- assistant director: second unit
- Patrick Kinney
- assistant director
- Nikolas Korda
- assistant director: second unit
- Peter MacDonald
- second unit director
- Sue Sheldon
- third assistant director
- Clive Stafford
- third assistant director
- David Tomblin
- first assistant director
Production Management
- Allan James
- production manager
- Gerry Levy
- production manager
Art Department
- Michael Bacon
- chargehand stand-by props
- Terence Benson
- foreman
- Gavin Bocquet
- assistant art director
- Jonathan Croesier
- construction buyer
- Ian Giladjian
- buyer
- Ron Higgins
- props: second unit
- Brian Humphrey
- dressing prop
- Roz Knight
- draper
- Derek Knowler
- storeman
- Bert Long
- assistant construction manager
- Ian Mulder
- assistant construction manager
- John Palmer
- dressing prop
- Michael Philips
- draughtsman
- Reg Richards
- construction manager
- Lloyd Searle
- buyer
- Bill Welch
- construction manager
- Terry Wells Jr.
- stand-by prop
- Terry Wells
- prop master
- Tony Wright
- sketch artist
- Martin Duffy
- carpenter
- Dave Midson
- stand-by props
- Adrian Start
- supervising painter
Stunts
- Peter Brace
- stunt coordinator
- Valentino Musetti
- stunts
Editorial
- Jeremy Hume
- first assistant editor
- Kevin Lane
- second assistant editor
- Andrew Melhuish
- editorial trainee
- Mark Harris
- trainee assistant editor
- Steve Maguire
- assistant editor
Other
- Craig Barwick
- accounts: second unit
- Gillian Dobias
- publicity specialist
- Eliah Fero
- cashier
- Diana Hawkins
- marketing director
- Clare Howard
- assistant: Richard Attenborough
- Marianne Jacobs
- production secretary
- Marj Joscelyne
- production secretary
- Hamilton Zoule Keke
- additional consultant
- Leila Kirkpatrick
- production assistant
- Majakathata Mokoena
- additional consultant
- Christopher J. O'Hare
- film school attachment
- Christine Samways
- deputy accountant
- Matthew Scudamore
- floor runner
- Mick Snell
- production runner
- Keith Stack
- unit doctor
- Dalindlela Tambo
- special advisor to director
- Judy Thornton
- production coordinator
- John Trehy
- financial controller
- Alison Webb
- publicity secretary
- Zuzanne Whitehead
- publicity secretary
- Mike Widd
- location accountant
- Betty Williams
- studio accountant
- Donald Woods
- principal consultant
- Wendy Woods
- principal consultant
Music Department
- George Fenton
- conductor / music arranger: score
- Ken Freeman
- musician: synthesizers
- Keith Grant
- music recordist
- Isobel Griffiths
- orchestral contractor
- Peter Whitehouse
- additional orchestrator
- Mark Berrow
- musician: violin
- Skaila Kanga
- musician: harp
- Jonathan Williams
- musician: cello
Casting Department
- Liz James
- crowd casting
- Andrew Whaley
- casting: Zimbabwe
- Abi Cohen
- casting assistant
Costume Department
- Ken Crouch
- wardrobe master
- Elaine Dawson
- wardrobe assistant
- Andres Fernandez-Sotillos
- wardrobe assistant
- Lisa Johnson
- wardrobe mistress
- Virginia Mkiza
- wardrobe assistant
Camera Department
- Jody Boulting
- special photographer: second unit
- Tony Buckthorpe
- electrician
- Steve Burgess
- clapper loader
- John Campbell
- camera operator: second unit
- David Chiganze
- grip
- Eddie Collins
- camera operator
- Frank Connor
- still photographer
- Adam Cooper
- clapper loader: second unit
- Mathew Kausasa
- electrician
- Steve Kitchen
- gaffer: second unit
- Jason Lehel
- focus puller
- Peter MacDonald
- camera operator: second unit
- Peter Malunga
- grip
- Alan Martin
- gaffer
- Cephas Mathimba
- electrician
- Dave McWhinney
- electrician
- Simon Mein
- still photographer
- Ricky Miller
- electrician
- Dave Moore
- best boy
- Luke Quigley
- grip: second unit
- David Rattenbury
- camera focus: second unit
- Richard Tindall
- camera trainee
- Jimmy Waters
- chief grip
- Nigel Seal
- focus puller
- Stephen Williams
- camera operator: rostrum camera
Location Management
- Nandi Bowe
- assistant location manager
- Rory Kilalea
- location manager
- Kim Shaw
- location nurse / location secretary
Script Department
- Nikki Clapp
- script supervisor
- Annie Penn
- continuity: second unit
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