Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

11/16/1951 (GB) • 1h 43m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo

Charles Carson

James Jarvis

Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent

Albertina Temba

Mrs. Kumalo

Edric Connor

John Kumalo


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

minister

south africa

apartheid

johannesburg, south africa

missing person

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