Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

102 mins | Documentary | May 28, 2012

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

102 mins | Documentary | May 28, 2012

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
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.
Producers Portobello Pictures, Sky Arts
Original title Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Directors Tony Palmer
Writers

Cast

Athol Fugard

as Himself

John Kani

as Himself

Ben Kingsley

as Himself

Winston Ntshona

as Himself

Alan Rickman

as Himself

Antony Sher

as Himself

Janet Suzman

as Herself