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Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation
(1997) DVD or VHS (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Documentary chronicling the life of
one of South Africa's greatest leaders, famed political prisoner and Nobel
prizewinner Nelson Mandela. From his tribal upbringing to his work with the
African National Congress, viewers are given a sense of what shaped his future
role under apartheid rule to then become South Africa's first black president.
Insightful and inspiring. |
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Biography - Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
(1987) VHS (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Documentary chronicling the life of
one of South Africa's greatest leaders, famed political prisoner and Nobel
prizewinner Nelson Mandela. From his tribal upbringing to his work with the
African National Congress, viewers are given a sense of what shaped his future
role under apartheid rule to then become South Africa's first black president.
Insightful and inspiring. |
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South Africa's Fighting Forces
VHS (amazon.co.uk) - UK
A look at South Africa's fighting
forces. |
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Tunisian Victory - From The Invasion Of North
Africa To The Fall Of Tunis (1993) VHS
(amazon.co.uk) - UK |
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National Geographic Video - Egypt: Secrets Of
The Pharaohs
(amazon.co.uk) - UK
Discover the secrets of ancient
Egypt. |
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Desert War - The Battle For North
Africa VHS (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Using actual archive footage this
programme studies the savage battle for the North African Desert during World
War II. |
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Romans In North Africa, The - A Journey Back In
Time VHS (amazon.co.uk) - UK
A look at life in the Roman
dwellings in the North Africa region, using new footage and period
reconstructions. |
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David Livingstone: Journey to the Heart of
Africa (1999) VHS (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK |
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Shaka
Zulu VHS (amazon.com) - USA
This story documents the great
warrior who revolutionized the tactics of warfare and created the great Zulu
Nation. Originally aired on TV, this video recaptures the power and glory of
the reign of Africa's most influential military genius and warrior and contains
footage never before seen on television. |
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Roots - 6 Volume Set
VHS (amazon.com) - USA
Roots is a miraculous film about
slavery in the late 1700's. It is a wonderful film. It is hard to believe that
this long of movie could be interesting. It is very touching and very detailed.
( a viewer from from Ohio USA ) |
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Mandela & de
Klerk VHS (amazon.com) - USA
Poitier offers another towering
performance as Nelson Mandela, toward the end of his 27 years in prison and as
the newly installed president; bald-pated Caine is equally splendid as
pragmatic F. W. de Klerk, who knows that the days of Apartheid are numbered. An
arresting if talky drama, filmed on location in South Africa and at Robbin
Island, where Mandela long had been imprisoned. ( Leonard Maltin's Movie &
Video Guide ) |
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Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson
Mandela VHS (amazon.com) - USA
In the most in-depth film biography
of Mandela ever undertaken, the broadcast tells the story of his life through
interviews with intimates--from his most trusted associates to his jailers on
Robben Island, the prison where he was held for twenty-seven years. The
two-hour film offers an insider's account of his extraordinary will to lead,
and of the great risk and personal sacrifice he endured to achieve democracy
and equality for the people of his nation |
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Quest: The Origins of Modern Beliefs Vol. 5 -
The Roof of Africa VHS (amazon.com) - USA
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Africa - The
Complete Series VHS (amazon.com) - USA
Mr. Davidson uses archeology to
uncover the truths behind the myths. "Africa" will shatter your conceptions and
misconceptions while revealing a glorious and ultimately tragic history. If you
have the courage to know truths that will change your view of the world
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Mandela VHS (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Filmmaker Jo Menell returned to
South Africa after 20 years exile and soon commenced work on chronicling the
events in the life of Nelson Mandela who had been imprisoned for 27 years. He
was granted unprecedented exclusive access and the film leads up to the 1994
presidential election. The soundtrack evokes seven decades in the life of the
man and is a taste of South Africa's rich musical heritage. Tracks include:
'Vuka, Vuka', 'Motherland Cry No More', 'Asimbonanga', 'When You Come Back',
'Wajikeleza' and many more. |
| Victory In North
Africa VHS (amazon.co.uk) - UK |
