Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country
1951Drama103 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 y... read more

  • Zoltan Korda

    Director

  • John Howard Lawson

    Writer

  • Alan Paton

    Novel

  • Alan Paton

    Writer

  • Robert Krasker

    Director of Photography

  • David Eady

    Editor

  • Canada Lee

    Stephen Kumalo

  • Charles Carson

    James Jarvis

  • Sidney Poitier

    Reverend Msimangu

  • Joyce Carey

    Margaret Jarvis

  • Geoffrey Keen

    Father Vincent

  • Vivien Clinton

    Mary

  • Michael Goodliffe

    Martens

  • Albertina Temba

    Mrs. Kumalo

  • Edric Connor

    John Kumalo

  • Lionel Ngakane

    Absolom Kumalo

  • Charles McRae

    Sibeko

  • Bruce Meredith Smith

    Captain Jaarsveldt

  • Bruce Anderson

    Frank Smith

  • Ribbon Dhlamini

    Gertrude

  • Daniel Adnewmah

    Young Man, Client of Gertrude (uncredited)

  • John Arnatt

    Prison Warden (uncredited)

  • Henry Blumenthal

    Arthur Jarvis (uncredited)

  • Cecil Cartwright

    Mr. Harrison (uncredited)

  • Max Dhlamini

    Father Thomas (uncredited)

  • Clement McCallin

    First Reporter (uncredited)

  • Michael Golden

    Second Reporter (uncredited)

  • Berdine Grünewald

    Mary Jarvis (uncredited)

  • Tsepo Gugushe

    Gertrude's Child (uncredited)

  • Scott Harrold

    Police Superintendent (uncredited)

  • Bari Jonson

    Accused Man (uncredited)

  • Andrew Kay

    John Harrison (uncredited)

  • Cyril Kwaza

    Matthew Kumalo (uncredited)

  • Evelyn Nayati

    Mrs. Lithebe (uncredited)

  • Reginald Ngcobo

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Emily Pooe

    Mrs. Ndela (uncredited)

  • Shayiaw Riba

    Father Tisa (uncredited)

  • Stanley Van Beers

    Judge (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    103 minutes

    Released

    1951-11-16

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    London Films Productions

    United Artists

    Lopert Pictures Corporation

    Sound

  • Raymond Gallois-Montbrun

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    1045 days ago

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