Mandela's Gun
2016 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | John Irvin |
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| Writer: | Athos Kyriakides, Malcolm Purkey |
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| Set in 1962 MANDELA’S GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (the MK) he undergoes military training in Algeria and Ethiopia while surviving assassination attempts and betrayal. In South Africa he is finally arrested with the connivance of the CIA In the crucible of the surging African Liberation Movements of the early 60s not only does he study the art of war but also leadership and political survival. MANDELA’S GUN is a thrilling biopic, supported by eyewitness accounts from Mandelas advisors and comrades. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 28, 2016 |
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| Director: | John Irvin |
| Writer: | Athos Kyriakides, Malcolm Purkey |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
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| Production Companies | Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel, Lipsync Productions, Kreo Films, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa), Dearheart Productions, Delimanzi, Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa), The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (South Africa), National Heritage Council of South Africa |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tumisho Masha | Nelson Mandela |
| Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele | Winnie Mandela |
| Khaled Benaissa | Cherif Belkacem |
| Nick Boraine | Cecil Williams |
| Luthuli Dlamini | Walter Sisulu |
| Ashley Dowds | Arthur Goldreich |
| Francis Chouler | Bob Hepple |
| Desmond Dube | Govan Mbeki |
| Adam Neill | Leonard Bernstein |
| Henok Berihune | Captain Guts |
| Tom Fairfoot | MI6 Agent |
| Ashleigh Harvey | BOAC Representative |
| Fezile Mpela | Fish Keitseng |
| Jet Novuka | Joe Modise |
| Russel Savadier | Mr. Grant |
| Mpho Osei Tutu | Dan Tloome |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Athos Kyriakides | Writer |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Original Music Composer |
| Malcolm Purkey | Writer |
| Humphrey Dixon | Editor |
| Lance Gewer | Director of Photography |
| Henion Han | Editor |
| John Irvin | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Caroline Steyn | Executive Producer |
| Tarina Patel | Executive Producer |
| Jeremy Nathan | Producer |
| Norman Merry | Executive Producer |
| Gary Harlow | Executive Producer |
| Peter Hampden | Executive Producer |
| Moroba Nkawe | Producer |
| Vaughn Mullady | Executive Producer |
| Compton Ross | Executive Producer |
| Phil Hunt | Executive Producer |
| Tom Harberd | Executive Producer |
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