Cry, the Beloved Country
1951In 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.
Acted in
Canada Lee
as Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson
as James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier
as Reverend Msimangu
Joyce Carey
as Margaret Jarvis
Geoffrey Keen
as Father Vincent
Vivien Clinton
as Mary
Michael Goodliffe
as Martens
Albertina Temba
as Mrs. Kumalo
Edric Connor
as John Kumalo
Lionel Ngakane
as Absolom Kumalo
Charles McRae
as Sibeko
Bruce Meredith Smith
as Captain Jaarsveldt
Bruce Anderson
as Frank Smith
Ribbon Dhlamini
as Gertrude
Daniel Adnewmah
as Client of Gertrude (uncredited)
John Arnatt
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Henry Blumenthal
as Arthur Jarvis (uncredited)
Cecil Cartwright
as Mr. Harrison (uncredited)
Max Dhlamini
as Father Thomas (uncredited)
Clement McCallin
as First Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Golden
as Second Reporter (uncredited)
Berdine Grünewald
as Mary Jarvis (uncredited)
Tsepo Gugushe
as Gertrude's Child (uncredited)
Scott Harrold
as Police Superintendent (uncredited)
Bari Jonson
as Accused Man (uncredited)
Cyril Kwaza
as Matthew Kumalo (uncredited)
Evelyn Nayati
as Mrs. Lithebe (uncredited)
Reginald Ngcobo
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Emily Pooe
as Mrs. Ndela (uncredited)
Shayiaw Riba
as Father Tisa (uncredited)
Stanley Van Beers
as Judge (uncredited)
Andrew Kay
as John Harrison (uncredited)