Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

6.3/10 103 min Drama

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

Charles Carson

James Jarvis

Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent

Michael Goodliffe

Martens

Edric Connor

John Kumalo

Lionel Ngakane

Absolom Kumalo

John Arnatt

Prison Warden (uncredited)

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