Mandela: The Living Legend (2003)

Original title

Mandela, the Living Legend

Directed by

Dominic Allan

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This two-part BBC documentary follows the life of activist Nelson Mandela. It was made by a single crew member and is narrated by David Dimbleby.

reverentpatientinformativerespectfulstraightforwardmeasuredoccasionally revealingunhurried

What happens

Mandela: The Living Legend is a 2003 BBC documentary on the life of activist Nelson Mandela. It is a two-part documentary created by Dominic Allan with a one-person crew. Writing for The Guardian, Kathryn Flett described the documentary as "reverent and occasionally revealing" but concluded that it "wasn't the most penetrating and wildly insightful documentary ever made". In a review of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in Grantland, Wesley Morris described Mandela: The Living Legend as "chillingly patient" and "perfectly narrated by David Dimbleby". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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