Cry, the Beloved Country
Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!
6.3
18 votes
November 16, 1951
1h 43m
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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Cast
Canada Lee
Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson
James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier
Reverend Msimangu
Joyce Carey
Margaret Jarvis
Geoffrey Keen
Father VincentVivien Clinton
Mary
Michael Goodliffe
MartensAlbertina Temba
Mrs. Kumalo
Edric Connor
John Kumalo
Lionel Ngakane
Absolom KumaloCharles McRae
SibekoBruce Meredith Smith
Captain JaarsveldtBruce Anderson
Frank SmithRibbon Dhlamini
GertrudeDaniel Adnewmah
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