Cry, the Beloved Country

(1952)

6.9 /10

1,017 votes

IMDb

Release & Runtime

April 26, 1952 · 1 hr 43 min

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total

Languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

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 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.

Cast: Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson and others

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