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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.

1951 |1h 43m |  Drama

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Cast

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Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo

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Charles Carson

James Jarvis

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Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

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Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

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Geoffrey Keen

Father Vincent

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Michael Goodliffe

Martens

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Edric Connor

John Kumalo

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Lionel Ngakane

Absolom Kumalo

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John Arnatt

Prison Warden (uncredited)

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Stanley Van Beers

Judge (uncredited)

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Language

English

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