Cry, the Beloved Country
(1951)

Filmed in Africa...Where It Was Lived!

Released: 1951-11-16

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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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Canada Lee

as Stephen Kumalo

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Charles Carson

as James Jarvis

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Sidney Poitier

as Reverend Msimangu

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Joyce Carey

as Margaret Jarvis

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Edric Connor

as John Kumalo

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Lionel Ngakane

as Absolom Kumalo

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Bruce Meredith Smith

as Captain Jaarsveldt

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Daniel Adnewmah

as Client of Gertrude (uncredited)

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John Arnatt

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

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Henry Blumenthal

as Arthur Jarvis (uncredited)

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Cecil Cartwright

as Mr. Harrison (uncredited)

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Max Dhlamini

as Father Thomas (uncredited)

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Clement McCallin

as First Reporter (uncredited)

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