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Cry, the Beloved Country

  • 1951
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
903
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Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
Drama

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 cr... Read allIn 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. Reverend Misimangu (Sidney Poitier) is a young South African clergyman who helps f... Read allIn 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. Reverend Misimangu (Sidney Poitier) is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg... Read all

  • Director
    • Zoltan Korda
  • Writers
    • Alan Paton
    • John Howard Lawson
  • Stars
    • Canada Lee
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Charles Carson
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    903
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zoltan Korda
    • Writers
      • Alan Paton
      • John Howard Lawson
    • Stars
      • Canada Lee
      • Sidney Poitier
      • Charles Carson
    • 18User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Sidney Poitier, Edric Connor, and Canada Lee in Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
    Sidney Poitier and Canada Lee in Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
    Sidney Poitier and Canada Lee in Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
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    Canada Lee
    Canada Lee
    • Reverend Stephen Kumalo
    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Reverend Msimangu
    Charles Carson
    Charles Carson
    • James Jarvis
    Joyce Carey
    Joyce Carey
    • Margaret Jarvis
    Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    • Father Vincent
    Vivien Clinton
    • Mary
    Michael Goodliffe
    Michael Goodliffe
    • Martens
    Albertina Temba
    • Mrs. Kumalo
    Edric Connor
    • John Kumalo
    Lionel Ngakane
    • Absolom Kumalo
    Charles McRae
    • Sibeko
    Bruce Meredith Smith
    • Captain Jaarsveldt
    Bruce Anderson
    • Frank Smith
    Ribbon Dhlamini
    • Gertrude
    Daniel Adnewmah
    • Young Man, Client of Gertrude
    • (uncredited)
    John Arnatt
    John Arnatt
    • Prison warden
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Blumenthal
    • Arthur Jarvis
    • (uncredited)
    Cecil Cartwright
    • Mr. Harrison
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Zoltan Korda
    • Writers
      • Alan Paton(novel) (screenplay)
      • John Howard Lawson(screenplay) (originally uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in South Africa. Since the country was ruled by strict apartheid (enforced racial separation) laws, Sidney Poitier and Canada Lee and Producer and Director Zoltan Korda cooked up a scheme where they told the South African immigration authorities that Poitier and Lee were not actors, but were Korda's indentured servants; otherwise, the two black actors and the white Director would not have been allowed to associate with each other while they were in the country.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Cry, the Beloved Country (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique': II. Adagio cantabile
      Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

    User reviews18

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    Stick with this film.
    Cry, the Beloved Country is not slick and is not a visual spectacle. However, that is not what it is about. It makes its point slowly but strongly and not in a glossy superficial way. It made me cry. This film also stars Sidney Poitier and that is always a good thing.
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    • Tom Yates
    • Jan 31, 2001

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1952 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Denn sie sollen getröstet werden
    • Filming locations
      • Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Production company
      • London Film Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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