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Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

NR · 1951-11-16 · 1h 43m · EN
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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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Zoltan KordaDirectorJohn Howard LawsonWriterAlan PatonWriter

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Canada LeeCanada LeeStephen KumaloSidney PoitierSidney PoitierReverend MsimanguJoyce CareyJoyce CareyMargaret JarvisMichael GoodliffeMichael GoodliffeMartensGeoffrey KeenGeoffrey KeenFather VincentCharles CarsonCharles CarsonJames JarvisVivien ClintonVivien ClintonMaryAlbertina TembaAlbertina TembaMrs. KumaloEdric ConnorEdric ConnorJohn KumaloLionel NgakaneLionel NgakaneAbsolom KumaloCharles McRaeCharles McRaeSibekoBruce Meredith SmithBruce Meredith SmithCaptain Jaarsveldt

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Based on novel or bookMissing personJohannesburg south africaSouth africaMinisterApartheid

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Missing Person · Johannesburg South AfricaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference233601Actor preference106399 · 289815 · 459660Country preferenceGb

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What is Cry, the Beloved Country about?

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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Cry, the Beloved Country has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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