Invictus (2009)

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Anthony Peckham (screenplay)
John Carlin (book)

Release Date:

11 December 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.

Plot:

A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.

Plot Keywords:

South Africa | Nelson Mandela | President | One Word Title

Status:

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Status Updated:

31 October 2009

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Cast

Matt Damon	...	Francois Pienaar
Morgan Freeman	...	Nelson Mandela
Scott Eastwood
Langley Kirkwood	...	George
Penny Downie	...	Mrs. Pinnear
Julian Lewis Jones
Grant Roberts	...	Ruben Kruger
Robert Hobbs	...	Willem
Tony Kgoroge	...	Jason Tshabalala
Bonnie Henna	...	Zindzi
Graham Lindemann	...	Kobus Wiese
Patrick Holland	...	Jim Fleming (voice)
Vaughn Thompson	...	Rudolph Straeuli
Patrick Mofokeng	...	Linga Moonsamy
Charl Engelbrecht	...	Garry Pagel
Matt Stern	...	Hendrick Booyens
Zak Feaunati	...	Jonah Lomu
Ryan Scott	...	Brendan Venter
Rolf E. Fitschen	...	Naka Drotske

Also Known As:

The Human Factor (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45710)

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Invictus is also a short poem by the British poet William Ernest Henley. The title is Latin for "Invincible". It was first published in 1875.