Invictus

Invictus

"From director Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar , to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

quick facts
Release date:December 3, 2009
Directed by:Clint Eastwood
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:133 Minutes
Producer:Mace Neufeld, Robert Lorenz, Clint Eastwood, Lori McCreary
Editor:Gary D. Roach, Joel Cox
Music by:Michael Stevens, Kyle Eastwood
Cinematography:Tom Stern
Screenplay by:Anthony Peckham
Estimated budget:$60,000,000
Genre:Biography

Award-winners from Invictus

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Character:Nelson Mandela
Born:June 1, 1937

Cast of Invictus

Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Francois Pienaar
Born:October 8, 1970
Age:41
Langley Kirkwood
Langley Kirkwood
George
Born:April 14, 1973
Age:39
Patrick Lyster
Patrick Lyster
Mr. Pienaar
Robert Hobbs
Robert Hobbs
Willem
Leleti Khumalo
Leleti Khumalo
Mary
Born:1970
Age:42
Penny Downie
Penny Downie
Mrs. Pienaar
Born:1954
Age:58

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2009 National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Clint Eastwood
2009 National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Morgan Freeman
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YearAward Nomination
2009 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Picture
2009 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor, Morgan Freeman
2009 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, Matt Damon
2009 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, Clint Eastwood
2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Clint Eastwood
2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film, Morgan Freeman
2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film, Matt Damon
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture, Morgan Freeman
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, Matt Damon
2010 Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, Mace Neufeld
2009 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Morgan Freeman
2009 Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Matt Damon
2010 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Clint Eastwood
2011 César Award for Best Foreign Film, Clint Eastwood
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Film director of Invictus

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Born: May 31, 1930
Age: 81

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide . He rose to fame for playing the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti westerns ...
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Clint Eastwood filmography
Piano Blues
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A Star Is Born 2012 Musical
J. Edgar 2011 R (USA)
Hereafter 2010 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
Invictus 2009 PG-13 (USA) Biography
Gran Torino 2008 R (USA)
Changeling 2008 R (USA) Thriller
Letters from Iwo Jima 2006 R (USA) Action
Flags of Our Fathers 2006 R (USA) Action
Million Dollar Baby 2004 PG-13 (USA)
Mystic River 2003 R (USA) Thriller
Blood Work 2002 R (USA) Thriller
Space Cowboys 2000 PG-13 (USA) Adventure
True Crime 1999 R (USA) Thriller
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997 R (USA) Comedy
Absolute Power 1997 R (USA) Thriller
The Bridges of Madison County 1995 PG-13 (USA)
A Perfect World 1993 PG-13 (USA)
Unforgiven 1992 R (USA) Western
The Rookie 1990 R (USA) Thriller
White Hunter, Black Heart 1990 PG (USA) Adventure
Bird 1988 R (USA) Biography
Heartbreak Ridge 1986 R (USA) Action
Pale Rider 1985 R (USA) Western
Sudden Impact 1983 R (USA) Thriller
Honkytonk Man 1982 PG (USA) Comedy
Firefox 1982 PG (USA) Action
Bronco Billy 1980 PG (USA) Adventure
The Gauntlet 1977 R (USA) Thriller
The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 PG (USA) Western
The Eiger Sanction 1975 R (USA) Thriller
Breezy 1973 R (USA)
High Plains Drifter 1973 R (USA) Western
Play Misty for Me 1971 R (USA) Thriller
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Music contributors for Invictus

Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood

Kyle Eastwood is an American jazz musician. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music...
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Filming locations for Invictus

Cape Town
Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The city is...
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