based on novel or book,minister,south africa,apartheid,johannesburg south africa,missing person

Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

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Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Zoltan Korda
  • Profile picture of Canada Lee
    Stephen Kumalo Canada Lee
  • Profile picture of Charles Carson
    James Jarvis Charles Carson
  • Profile picture of Sidney Poitier
    Reverend Msimangu Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Joyce Carey
    Margaret Jarvis Joyce Carey
  • Profile picture of Geoffrey Keen
    Father Vincent Geoffrey Keen
  • Profile picture of Michael Goodliffe
    Martens Michael Goodliffe
  • Profile picture of Edric Connor
    John Kumalo Edric Connor
  • Profile picture of Lionel Ngakane
    Absolom Kumalo Lionel Ngakane

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • minister
  • south africa
  • apartheid
  • johannesburg south africa
  • missing person