Film

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951 · 1h 43m · Drama

Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

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.

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

Client of Gertrude (uncredited)

John Arnatt

Prison Warden (uncredited)

• Zoltan KordaDirector · Producer
• Alan PatonWriter · Novel · Producer
• John Howard LawsonWriter
• Robert KraskerDirector of Photography
• Raymond Gallois-MontbrunOriginal Music Composer
• David EadyEditor

Release date

November 16, 1951

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama

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