The Man Who Drove with Mandela

The Man Who Drove with Mandela is an internationally co-produced documentary film, directed by Greta Schiller and released in 1998.^[1] A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, the United States, South Africa, the Netherlands and Belgium, the film is a portrait of Cecil Williams, a British-South African theatre director and activist who played an unsung but important role in the struggle against apartheid, notably through his efforts to help Nelson Mandela evade arrest by posing as Williams's chauffeur.^[2]

The Man Who Drove with Mandela
Directed by	Greta Schiller
Written by	Mark Gevisser
Produced by	Greta Schiller Mark Gevisser Simon Allen
Starring	Cecil Williams Corin Redgrave
Cinematography	Michelle Crenshaw Tania Hoser
Edited by	Prisca Swan
Music by	Philip Miller
Production company	Jezebel Productions
Release date	28 August 1998 (1998-08-28) (Edinburgh)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States South Africa Netherlands Belgium
Language	English

As Williams died in 1979, excerpts from his own writings were narrated in the film by actor Corin Redgrave to depict his own perspective.^[2]

The film premiered at the 1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival.^[2] It was subsequently screened at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1999, where it won the Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ-related documentary film.^[3]