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Cry, the Beloved Country poster

Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!

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.

Release: 1951-11-16
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: 6.1 / 10

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Cast
Canada Lee
Canada Lee
Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson
Charles Carson
James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Reverend Msimangu
Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
Margaret Jarvis
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Father Vincent
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Vivien Clinton
Mary
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
Martens
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Albertina Temba
Mrs. Kumalo
Edric Connor
Edric Connor
John Kumalo
Lionel Ngakane
Lionel Ngakane
Absolom Kumalo
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Charles McRae
Sibeko
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Bruce Meredith Smith
Captain Jaarsveldt
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Bruce Anderson
Frank Smith
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Ribbon Dhlamini
Gertrude
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Daniel Adnewmah
Client of Gertrude (uncredited)
John Arnatt
John Arnatt
Prison Warden (uncredited)
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Henry Blumenthal
Arthur Jarvis (uncredited)
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Cecil Cartwright
Mr. Harrison (uncredited)