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    Cry, the Beloved Country

    1952 · Drama · 1h 43m

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  1. Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 British drama film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson and Canada Lee, in his last film role. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Alan Paton.

  2. With Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey. 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.

  3. Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with news of a murder.

  4. When his son is accused of murdering a prominent white man, Kumalo goes to Johannesburg to offer his support. With the aid of a local clergyman (Sidney Poitier), he eventually meets James Jarvis ...

    • (13)
    • Drama
  5. Nov 14, 2008 · Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) deals head-on with the evils of South Africa's apartheid system, which gave the full force of law to white supremacy and ruthless subordination of the country's black majority until it was finally dismantled in the 1990s.

  6. When his son (Eric Miyeni) is accused of robbery and murder, Kumalo journeys to Johannesburg, where he is helped by a local priest (Vusi Kunene). He eventually meets James Jarvis...

    • (13)
    • Drama
    • PG-13
  7. Tell us what you think. Zoltan Korda directs and produces this South African-set drama based on the celebrated novel by Alan Paton. Set in a little village in the scorched...

  8. In the back country of South Africa ruled by the Afrikáans, 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.

  9. Jan 18, 2010 · Set in a little village in the scorched valley of Ixopo, the story revolves around the family of Reverend Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee). The Reverend's son, Absalom (Lionel Ngakane), has disappeared and his sister, Gertrude (Ribbon Dhlamini), is ill in Johannesburg.

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  10. Oct 1, 2023 · In adapting Alan Paton’s classic novel, published in 1948 on the eve of apartheid, Zoltan Korda’s powerful, beautiful and political 1951 film is wrapped by beginnings and endings. Cry, the Beloved Country was to be Canada Lee’s final film and one of Sidney Poitier’s first.

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