Invictus (Warner Bros. Pictures) Release Date: 12.11.09 Video

Invictus (also known as The Human Factor) is an upcoming 2009 feature film based on Nelson Mandela's life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Morgan Freeman as the then South African President Mandela, and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African team captain. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation. The film is due for release on December 11, 2009, and is already considered a "front-runner" for several Academy Awards.

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Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Produced by: Clint Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, Mace Neufeld

Written by: (Screenplay: Anthony Peckham), (Book: John Carlin)

Starring: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman

Cinematography: Tom Stern

Editing by: Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach

Studio: Spyglass Entertainment, Revelations Entertainment, Malpaso Productions

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date(s): December 11, 2009

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $50 million