Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)

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Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of South Africa's apartheid system for the entire world to see. Interviews with Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Yvonne Bryceland and others help to illuminate Fugard's remarkable legacy.

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

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Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard as Self Died 2025 Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (June 11, 1932 – March 8, 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely considered South Africa's foremost playwright, he is best remembered fo...
John Kani
John Kani as Self Age 82 · New Brighton, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bonsile John Kani (born 1943) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He was born in New Brighton, South Africa.
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley as Self Age 82 · Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a...
Winston Ntshona
Winston Ntshona as Self Died 2018 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa Winston Ntshona (6 October 1941 – 2 August 2018) was a South African playwright and actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1975. Description above from the Wikipedia article Winston N...
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman as Self Died 2016 · Acton, London, England, UK Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (February 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and b...
Antony Sher
Antony Sher as Self Died 2021 · Cape Town, South Africa Sir Antony Sher, KBE (born 14 June 1949) was an English actor of South African origin, a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and four-time nominee. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 a...