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Cast
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Kevin Kline | As: Donald Woods |
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Denzel Washington | As: Steve Biko |
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Penelope Wilton | As: Wendy Woods |
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Kate Hardie | As: Jane Woods |
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John Matshikiza | As: Mapetla |
Storyline
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
| Tagline: | The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world. |
| Certification: | PG |
Cast
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Kevin Kline |
Donald Woods |
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Denzel Washington |
Steve Biko |
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Penelope Wilton |
Wendy Woods |
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Kate Hardie |
Jane Woods |
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John Matshikiza |
Mapetla |
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Zakes Mokae |
Father Kani |
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John Thaw |
Kruger |
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Kevin McNally |
Ken |
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John Hargreaves |
Bruce |
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Juanita Waterman |
Ntsiki Biko |
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Julian Glover |
Don Card |
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Josette Simon |
Dr Ramphele |
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Timothy West |
Capt. De Wet |
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Miles Anderson |
Lemick |
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Ian Richardson |
State Prosecutor |
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Andrew McCulloch |
Policeman Nel |
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Gerald Sim |
Police Doctor |
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Gary Whelan |
Guard |
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Glen Murphy |
Guard |
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Peter Cartwright |
Police Sergeant |
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Badi Uzzaman |
Mortician |
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Gwyneth Powell |
Girl at Funeral |
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Philip Bretherton |
Major Boshoff |
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Alec McCowen |
Acting High Comissioner |
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Joseph Marcell |
Moses |
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Judy Cornwell |
Receptionist |
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John Paul |
Wendy's Father |
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Gwen Watford |
Wendy's Mother |
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William Marlowe |
Police Sergeant |
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Paul Jerricho |
Sergeant Louw |
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Nick Tate |
Pilot |
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Andrew Whaley |
Sub-Editor |
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Shelley Borkum |
Woods' Receptionist |
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Albert Ndinda |
Alec |
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Evelyn Sithole |
Nurse at Clinic |
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Xoliswa Sithole |
Nurse at Clinic |
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James Coine |
Young Boy |
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Wabei Siyolwe |
Tenjy |
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Tony Vogel |
2nd Roadblock Policeman |
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Michael Graham Cox |
3rd Passport Control Officer |
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Hepburn Graham |
Soga |
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Graeme Taylor |
Dillon Woods |
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Sophie Mgcina |
Evalina |
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Jim Findley |
Peter Jones |
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Garrick Hagon |
McElrea |
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Adam Stuart Walker |
Duncan Woods |
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Hamish Stuart Walker |
Gavin Woods |
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Spring Stuart Walker |
Meg Woods |
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Patricia Gumede |
Shebeen Queen |
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Angela Gavaza |
Shebeen Queen's Niece |
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Nocebo Mlambo |
Aunt |
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Walter Matemavi |
Nephew |
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Clement Muchachi |
Father |
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Ruth Chinamando |
Mother |
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Basil Chidyamathamba |
Brother-in-Law |
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Marcy Mushore |
Niece |
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Alton Kumalo |
Speaker |
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Lawrence Simbarashe |
Informer |
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Carl Chase |
Policeman |
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William Morgan Sheppard |
Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard) |
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Tichatonga Mazhindu |
Dilima |
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Neil McPherson |
Lemick's Assistant |
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Claude Maredza |
1st Rugby Player |
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Carlton Chance |
2nd Rugby Player |
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Russell Keith Grant |
2nd Security Guard |
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Munyaradzi Kanaventi |
Samora Biko |
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George Lovell |
Nkosinathi Biko |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook |
Nel's Partner |
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Karen Drury |
Young Secretary |
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Niven Boyd |
1st Roadblock Policeman |
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Christopher Hurst |
3rd Roadblock Policeman |
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Dudley Dickin |
Nationalist Party Delegate |
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David Trevena |
Mortician |
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Robert Phillips |
Speaker at Funeral |
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Fishoo Tembo |
Biko's Brother |
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Peggy Marsh |
Helen Suzman |
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Gwyneth Strong |
Girl at Funeral |
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Paul Herzberg |
Beukes |
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Robert MacNamara |
Security Policeman |
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Hans Sittig |
Security Policeman |
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Kimpton Mativenga |
Black Security Policeman |
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David Henry |
Afrikaner Farmer |
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Michael Turner |
Judge Boshoff |
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Mawa Makondo |
Jason |
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Kalie Hanekom |
Magistrate Prins |
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Star Ncube |
1st Prisoner |
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David Guwaza |
2nd Prisoner |
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Tommy Buson |
Tami |
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Hilary Minster |
1st Passport Control Officer |
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James Aubrey |
2nd Passport Control Officer |
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Peter Cary |
White Frontier Policeman |
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Dominic Kanaventi |
Black Frontier Policeman |
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Sam Mathambo |
Lesotho Passport Officer |
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Walter Muparutsa |
Lesotho Businessman |
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Louis Mahoney |
Lesotho Goverment Official |
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John Hartley |
4th Passport Control Officer |
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Simon Shumba |
Young Lesotho Official |
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Marilyn Poole |
Acting High Commissioner's Wife |
Directed By
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Richard Attenborough |
Director |
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David Tomblin |
First Assistant Director |
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Stephen Chigorimbo |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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John Briley |
Screenplay |
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Donald Woods |
Novel |
Production Crew
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Richard Attenborough |
Producer |
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Diana Hawkins |
Publicist |
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John Briley |
Co-Producer |
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Norman Spencer |
Co-Producer |
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Terence A. Clegg |
Executive Producer |
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Susie Figgis |
Casting |
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Allan James |
Production Manager |
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Gerry Levy |
Production Manager |
Edited By
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Lesley Walker |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Vera Mitchell |
Hairstylist |
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John Mollo |
Costume Design |
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Paula Gillespie |
Hairstylist |
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Wally Schneiderman |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Beryl Lerman |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Jonas Gwangwa |
Original Music Composer |
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George Fenton |
Original Music Composer |
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Gerry Humphreys |
Sound |
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Brian Mann |
Dialogue Editor |
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Jonathan Bates |
Sound |
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Simon Kaye |
Sound |
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Michael Crouch |
Dialogue Editor |
Visual Effects
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David Harris |
Special Effects Supervisor |
Camera
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Ronnie Taylor |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Stuart Craig |
Production Design |
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Norman Dorme |
Supervising Art Director |
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John King |
Art Direction |
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George Richardson |
Supervising Art Director |
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Michael Seirton |
Set Decoration |
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Gavin Bocquet |
Assistant Art Director |
Other Crew
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Alan Poole |
Special Effects |
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Gift Nyamandi |
Special Effects |
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Paul Knowles |
Special Effects |
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Martin Gant |
Special Effects |
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