The Man Who Drove with Mandela

Overview

During the time of apartheid Nelson Mandela drove around South Africa in a limousine disguised as a chauffeur while organizing the armed struggle against the apartheid regime. But who was the distinguished looking white man sitting in the back seat? Meet Cecil Williams, an acclaimed gay white theatre director and communist.

Directed by Greta Schiller

Top cast

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Cecil Williams

Corin Redgrave

Cecil Williams - One Man Show sequence

Robert Whitehead

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Riaan Velloen

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Robert Tsiesi

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Gavin Haward

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Ashley Brownlee

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Adriaan Bassier

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Joseph Bale

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Clinton Smith

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