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Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

Overview

In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg.
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Zoltan Korda profile
Zoltan Korda

Director

Cast

Canada Lee profile
Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo

Charles Carson profile
Charles Carson

James Jarvis

Sidney Poitier profile
Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

Joyce Carey profile
Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

Geoffrey Keen profile
Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent

Vivien Clinton profile
Vivien Clinton

Mary

Michael Goodliffe profile
Michael Goodliffe

Martens

Albertina Temba profile
Albertina Temba

Mrs. Kumalo

Edric Connor profile
Edric Connor

John Kumalo

Lionel Ngakane profile
Lionel Ngakane

Absolom Kumalo

Charles McRae profile
Charles McRae

Sibeko

Bruce Meredith Smith profile
Bruce Meredith Smith

Captain Jaarsveldt

Canada Lee profile
Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo

Charles Carson profile
Charles Carson

James Jarvis

Sidney Poitier profile
Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

Joyce Carey profile
Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

Geoffrey Keen profile
Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent

Vivien Clinton profile
Vivien Clinton

Mary

Michael Goodliffe profile
Michael Goodliffe

Martens

Albertina Temba profile
Albertina Temba

Mrs. Kumalo

Edric Connor profile
Edric Connor

John Kumalo

Lionel Ngakane profile
Lionel Ngakane

Absolom Kumalo

Charles McRae profile
Charles McRae

Sibeko

Bruce Meredith Smith profile
Bruce Meredith Smith

Captain Jaarsveldt

Extra

Release Date

November 16, 1951

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

London Films Productions logo

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