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Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

IMDB:

6.1
Cry, the Beloved Country

Released

11/16/1951

Duration

1h 43m

Genre

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier

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.

Cast

Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo

Canada Lee

Charles Carson

James Jarvis

Charles Carson

Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

Sidney Poitier

Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

Joyce Carey

Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent

Geoffrey Keen

Vivien Clinton

Mary

Vivien Clinton

Michael Goodliffe

Martens

Michael Goodliffe

Albertina Temba

Mrs. Kumalo

Albertina Temba

Edric Connor

John Kumalo

Edric Connor

Lionel Ngakane

Absolom Kumalo

Lionel Ngakane

Charles McRae

Sibeko

Charles McRae

Bruce Meredith Smith

Captain Jaarsveldt

Bruce Meredith Smith