Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1951-11-16
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: London Films Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Zoltan Korda
star 5.9/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Canada Lee

    as Stephen Kumalo

  • Charles Carson

    as James Jarvis

  • Sidney Poitier

    as Reverend Msimangu

  • Joyce Carey

    as Margaret Jarvis

  • Geoffrey Keen

    as Father Vincent

  • Vivien Clinton

    as Mary

  • Michael Goodliffe

    as Martens

  • Albertina Temba

    as Mrs. Kumalo

  • Edric Connor

    as John Kumalo

  • Lionel Ngakane

    as Absolom Kumalo

  • Charles McRae

    as Sibeko

  • Bruce Meredith Smith

    as Captain Jaarsveldt

  • Bruce Anderson

    as Frank Smith

  • Ribbon Dhlamini

    as Gertrude

  • Daniel Adnewmah

    as Client of Gertrude (uncredited)

  • John Arnatt

    as Prison Warden (uncredited)

  • Henry Blumenthal

    as Arthur Jarvis (uncredited)

  • Cecil Cartwright

    as Mr. Harrison (uncredited)

  • Max Dhlamini

    as Father Thomas (uncredited)

  • Clement McCallin

    as First Reporter (uncredited)

  • Michael Golden

    as Second Reporter (uncredited)

  • Berdine Grünewald

    as Mary Jarvis (uncredited)

  • Tsepo Gugushe

    as Gertrude's Child (uncredited)

  • Scott Harrold

    as Police Superintendent (uncredited)

  • Bari Jonson

    as Accused Man (uncredited)

  • Cyril Kwaza

    as Matthew Kumalo (uncredited)

  • Evelyn Nayati

    as Mrs. Lithebe (uncredited)

  • Reginald Ngcobo

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Emily Pooe

    as Mrs. Ndela (uncredited)

  • Shayiaw Riba

    as Father Tisa (uncredited)

  • Stanley Van Beers

    as Judge (uncredited)

  • Andrew Kay

    as John Harrison (uncredited)
Directing Zoltan Korda Director
Writing Alan Paton Writer
Directing Maisie Kelly Continuity
Writing Alan Paton Novel
Writing John Howard Lawson Writer
Production Zoltan Korda Producer
Production Alan Paton Producer
Sound Raymond Gallois-Montbrun Original Music Composer
Camera Robert Krasker Director of Photography
Editing David Eady Editor
Art Wilfred Shingleton Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Maisie Kelly Costume Design
Production Jack Swinburne Production Manager

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