Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Sidney Poitier
as Nelson Mandela
Michael Caine
as F.W. de Klerk
Tina Lifford
as Winnie Mandela
Gerry Maritz
as P.W. Botha
Ian Roberts
as Kobie Coetsee
Ben Kruger
as James Gregory
Jerry Mofokeng
as Walter Sisulu
Owen Sejake
as Mlangeni
André Jacobs
as Niels Barnard
Tertius Meintjes
as Kykendal
John Carson
as Willem de Klerk
David Fortune
as Mhalaba
