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Have you heard from Johannesburg. [Part 7], Free at last / Clarity Films presents a Connie Field film ; produced and directed by Connie Field ; writers, Jon Else, Connie Field, Gregory Scharpen.
LIBRA DVD 022 379
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa.
- Anti-apartheid movements.
- South Africa.
- United Democratic Front (South Africa).
- Apartheid--South Africa--History.
- Apartheid.
- History.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Documentary television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Anamorphic widescreen.
- Other Title:
- Free at last
- Have you heard from Johannesburg. Story 7, Free at last, 1979-1994
- Place of Publication:
- [Berkeley, CA] : Clarity Educational Productions, Inc., [2010]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, all regions [i.e.: Regions 1-9]; stereo audio.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- Diving into the heart of the conflict, South Africans tell the story of the most important effort in the anti-apartheid campaign of the 80's: the alliance that brought together freedom fighters in South Africa as never before. A mass movement gains unprecedented momentum when three generations of resistance fighters band together as The United Democratic Front (UDF). Faced with growing international isolation, the apartheid government tries to win allies and convince the world of the merit of its piecemeal reforms even as it struggles to suppress open revolt, at times using savage secret tactics. The UDF protests climax in a fierce campaign of defiance, and internationally, Nelson Mandela becomes a household name as the campaign to free him ignites a worldwide crusade. Caught between an unstoppable internal mass movement and ongoing international pressure, the apartheid regime is finally forced to the negotiating table and at last lifts the decades-long bans on the ANC. After twenty-seven years in prison, Nelson Mandela is released, sparking a global celebration as he tours the world to thank all. After 30 years in exile, Oliver Tambo is finally able to return to South Africa. But the struggle has taken a heavy toll on him and he will die one year before his comrade, Nelson Mandela, is elected the first black president of a democratic South Africa.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Mmaboshadi M. Chauke.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Tom Hurwitz, David Forbes; editor, Ken Schneider; composer, Marco d'Ambrosio.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the theatrical release of the documentary film produced in 2010. Also included is the 52 minute version of the film which was one episode of the television series.
- Documentary covers the period of 1979-1994.
- Special features: 52-minute verion, seven additional scenes, web trailer.
- Aspect ratio 16:9.
- OCLC:
- 708383390
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