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Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 British drama film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson and Canada Lee, in his last film role. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Alan Paton.
Cry, the Beloved Country: Directed by Zoltan Korda. With Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey. In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee) journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal.
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- Drama
- Zoltan Korda
- 1952-04-26
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with news of a murder.
- Alan Paton
- 1948
Nov 14, 2008 · Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) deals head-on with the evils of South Africa's apartheid system, which gave the full force of law to white supremacy and ruthless subordination of the country's black majority until it was finally dismantled in the 1990s.
- Zoltan Korda
- Canada Lee
Reverend Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) is a back-country Zulu preacher in South Africa. When his son (Eric Miyeni) is accused of robbery and murder, Kumalo journeys to Johannesburg, where he...
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- Darrell James Roodt
- PG-13
- James Earl Jones
Cry, The Beloved Country. Taking place during apartheid-era South Africa, two men of opposing cultures are thrown together in the wake of a deadly crime. Together, they find the kind of understanding that could heal a nation. 325 IMDb 6.8 1 h 46 min 1995. X-Ray PG-13.
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.
