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Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived! - Cry, the Beloved Country
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Title: Cry, the Beloved Country

Release Date: 16 Nov 1951

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Drama

Director: London Films Productions

Production Companies: London Films Productions

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.

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Average Vote: 5.9 (15 votes)

Cast

  • Stephen Kumalo: Canada Lee
  • James Jarvis: Charles Carson
  • Reverend Msimangu: Sidney Poitier
  • Margaret Jarvis: Joyce Carey
  • Father Vincent: Geoffrey Keen
  • Mary: Vivien Clinton
  • Martens: Michael Goodliffe
  • Mrs. Kumalo: Albertina Temba
  • John Kumalo: Edric Connor
  • Absolom Kumalo: Lionel Ngakane
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