Cry, the Beloved Country
movie
Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!
Released November 16, 1951
Genres:
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
as
Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson
as
James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier
as
Reverend Msimangu
Joyce Carey
as
Margaret Jarvis
Geoffrey Keen
as
Father Vincent
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Vivien Clinton
as
Mary
Michael Goodliffe
as
Martens
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Albertina Temba
as
Mrs. Kumalo
Edric Connor
as
John Kumalo
Lionel Ngakane
as
Absolom Kumalo
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Charles McRae
as
Sibeko
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Bruce Meredith Smith
as
Captain Jaarsveldt
Crew
Zoltan Korda
as
Director
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Alan Paton
as
Writer
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Maisie Kelly
as
Continuity
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Wilfred Shingleton
as
Art Direction
John Howard Lawson
as
Writer
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Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
as
Original Music Composer
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Alan Paton
as
Novel
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Alan Paton
as
Producer
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Maisie Kelly
as
Costume Design
Zoltan Korda
as
Producer
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David Eady
as
Editor
Robert Krasker
as
Director of Photography