The 16th man / ESPN films presents a Revelations Entertainment Production in association with Shadow Pictures ; written by John Carlin ; directed by Clifford Bestall ; produced by Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary.

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"During the apartheid era, South African teams had been banned from international competition, and its exclusion from rugby was an especially severe blow to the white population. Blacks, on the other hand, saw the national Springbok team & its colors as symbols of oppression and cheered against thei...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:30 for 30 ; no. 13.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: ESPN Films (Firm)
Revelations Entertainment (Firm)
ESPN Home Entertainment
Team Marketing (Firm)
Other Authors: Bestall, Clifford
Carlin, John, 1956-
Freeman, Morgan
McCreary, Lori
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Owensboro, KY : ESPN Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Team Marketing, [2010], ©2010.
Series:30 for 30 ; no. 13.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mandela, Nelson, > 1918-2013.
Springboks (Rugby team)
World Cup (Rugby football) > (1995)
Nationalism and sports > South Africa.
Rugby Union football > Political aspects > South Africa.
Documentary films.
Sports films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Sports films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Sixteenth man.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"During the apartheid era, South African teams had been banned from international competition, and its exclusion from rugby was an especially severe blow to the white population. Blacks, on the other hand, saw the national Springbok team & its colors as symbols of oppression and cheered against their home team. With the 1995 Rugby World Cup set to take place in South Africa, Mandela recognized an opportunity with the Springboks to achieve national unity through sport."--Container.
Note:Bonus features: director's statements; interview extras.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CV5 D0123091 VideoDVD
GV945.9.S68 E87 2010 VideoDVD
Audience:
TV PG.
Credits:Directors of photography, Jona Than Partridge, Scott Duncan ; picture & sound editor, Ashley Smith ; edited by Paul Carruthers.
System Details:DVD, region 1, standard version.
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.