Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
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)Recommendations
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