cast
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Kevin Kline
Donald Woods
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Denzel Washington
Steve Biko
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Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
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Kate Hardie
Jane Woods
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John Matshikiza
Mapetla
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Zakes Mokae
Father Kani
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John Thaw
Kruger
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Kevin McNally
Ken
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John Hargreaves
Bruce
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Juanita Waterman
Ntsiki Biko
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Julian Glover
Don Card
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Josette Simon
Dr Ramphele
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Timothy West
Capt. De Wet
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Miles Anderson
Lemick
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Ian Richardson
State Prosecutor
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Andrew McCulloch
Policeman Nel
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Gerald Sim
Police Doctor
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Gary Whelan
Guard
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Glen Murphy
Guard
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Peter Cartwright
Police Sergeant
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Badi Uzzaman
Mortician
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Gwyneth Powell
Girl at Funeral
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Philip Bretherton
Major Boshoff
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Alec McCowen
Acting High Comissioner
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Joseph Marcell
Moses
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Judy Cornwell
Receptionist
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John Paul
Wendy's Father
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Gwen Watford
Wendy's Mother
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William Marlowe
Police Sergeant
- Paul Jerricho Sergeant Louw
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Nick Tate
Pilot
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Andrew Whaley
Sub-Editor
- Shelley Borkum Woods' Receptionist
- Albert Ndinda Alec
- Evelyn Sithole Nurse at Clinic
- Xoliswa Sithole Nurse at Clinic
- James Coine Young Boy
- Wabei Siyolwe Tenjy
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Tony Vogel
2nd Roadblock Policeman
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Michael Graham Cox
3rd Passport Control Officer
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Hepburn Graham
Soga
- Graeme Taylor Dillon Woods
- Sophie Mgcina Evalina
- Jim Findley Peter Jones
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Garrick Hagon
McElrea
- Adam Stuart Walker Duncan Woods
- Hamish Stuart Walker Gavin Woods
- Spring Stuart Walker Meg Woods
- Patricia Gumede Shebeen Queen
- Angela Gavaza Shebeen Queen's Niece
- Nocebo Mlambo Aunt
- Walter Matemavi Nephew
- Clement Muchachi Father
- Ruth Chinamando Mother
- Basil Chidyamathamba Brother-in-Law
- Marcy Mushore Niece
- Alton Kumalo Speaker
- Lawrence Simbarashe Informer
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Carl Chase
Policeman
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William Morgan Sheppard
Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
- Tichatonga Mazhindu Dilima
- Neil McPherson Lemick's Assistant
- Claude Maredza 1st Rugby Player
- Carlton Chance 2nd Rugby Player
- Russell Keith Grant 2nd Security Guard
- Munyaradzi Kanaventi Samora Biko
- George Lovell Nkosinathi Biko
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Graham Fletcher-Cook
Nel's Partner
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Karen Drury
Young Secretary
- Niven Boyd 1st Roadblock Policeman
- Christopher Hurst 3rd Roadblock Policeman
- Dudley Dickin Nationalist Party Delegate
- David Trevena Mortician
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Robert Phillips
Speaker at Funeral
- Fishoo Tembo Biko's Brother
- Peggy Marsh Helen Suzman
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Gwyneth Strong
Girl at Funeral
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Paul Herzberg
Beukes
- Robert MacNamara Security Policeman
- Hans Sittig Security Policeman
- Kimpton Mativenga Black Security Policeman
- David Henry Afrikaner Farmer
- Michael Turner Judge Boshoff
- Mawa Makondo Jason
- Kalie Hanekom Magistrate Prins
- Star Ncube 1st Prisoner
- David Guwaza 2nd Prisoner
- Tommy Buson Tami
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Hilary Minster
1st Passport Control Officer
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James Aubrey
2nd Passport Control Officer
- Peter Cary White Frontier Policeman
- Dominic Kanaventi Black Frontier Policeman
- Sam Mathambo Lesotho Passport Officer
- Walter Muparutsa Lesotho Businessman
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Louis Mahoney
Lesotho Goverment Official
- John Hartley 4th Passport Control Officer
- Simon Shumba Young Lesotho Official
- Marilyn Poole Acting High Commissioner's Wife