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Cry, the Beloved Country

"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.

Top 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

  • Vivien Clinton

    Vivien Clinton

    Mary

  • Michael Goodliffe

    Michael Goodliffe

    Martens

  • Albertina Temba

    Albertina Temba

    Mrs. Kumalo

  • Edric Connor

    Edric Connor

    John Kumalo

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.

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