Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 16, 1951

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.

Cry, the Beloved Country

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 16, 1951

Cry, the Beloved Country
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers London Film Productions
Original title Cry, the Beloved Country
Directors Maisie Kelly, Zoltan Korda
Writers Alan Paton, John Howard Lawson

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

Vivien Clinton

as Mary

Michael Goodliffe

as Martens

Albertina Temba

as Mrs. Kumalo

Edric Connor

as John Kumalo

Lionel Ngakane

as Absolom Kumalo

Charles McRae

as Sibeko

Bruce Meredith Smith

as Captain Jaarsveldt

Bruce Anderson

as Frank Smith

Ribbon Dhlamini

as Gertrude

Daniel Adnewmah

as Client of Gertrude (uncredited)

John Arnatt

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Henry Blumenthal

as Arthur Jarvis (uncredited)

Cecil Cartwright

as Mr. Harrison (uncredited)

Max Dhlamini

as Father Thomas (uncredited)

Clement McCallin

as First Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Golden

as Second Reporter (uncredited)

Berdine Grünewald

as Mary Jarvis (uncredited)

Tsepo Gugushe

as Gertrude's Child (uncredited)

Scott Harrold

as Police Superintendent (uncredited)

Bari Jonson

as Accused Man (uncredited)

Andrew Kay

as John Harrison (uncredited)

Cyril Kwaza

as Matthew Kumalo (uncredited)

Evelyn Nayati

as Mrs. Lithebe (uncredited)

Reginald Ngcobo

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Emily Pooe

as Mrs. Ndela (uncredited)

Shayiaw Riba

as Father Tisa (uncredited)

Stanley Van Beers

as Judge (uncredited)