Cry, the Beloved Country (1952)

  • NR
  • 01/23/1952 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 43m

Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!

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.

Zoltan Korda

Director

Alan Paton

Writer, Novel

John Howard Lawson

Writer

Cast

Canada Lee's headshot

Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson's headshot

Charles Carson

James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier's headshot

Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu
Joyce Carey's headshot

Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis
Geoffrey Keen's headshot

Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent
Vivien Clinton's headshot

Vivien Clinton

Mary
Michael Goodliffe's headshot

Michael Goodliffe

Martens
Albertina Temba's headshot

Albertina Temba

Mrs. Kumalo

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