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.
Release Date: 1951-11-16
Drama
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Casts
Canada Lee
as Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson
as James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier
as Reverend Msimangu
Joyce Carey
as Margaret Jarvis
Geoffrey Keen
as Father Vincent
Michael Goodliffe
as Martens
Edric Connor
as John Kumalo
Lionel Ngakane
as Absolom Kumalo
John Arnatt
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Stanley Van Beers
as Judge (uncredited)
