Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

6.1

Nov 16 1951

2h 43m

Drama

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.

Canada Lee

Canada Lee

Stephen Kumalo

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

James Jarvis

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Reverend Msimangu

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Margaret Jarvis

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