Cry Freedom (1987)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Donald Woods

      Kevin Kline

    • Wendy Woods

      Penelope Wilton

    • Steve Biko

      Denzel Washington

    • Bruce

      John Hargreaves

    • Acting High Commissioner

      Alec McCowen

    • Ken

      Kevin McNally

    • Father Kani

      Zakes Mokae

    • State Prosecutor

      Ian Richardson

    • Dr. Ramphele

      Josette Simon

    • Kruger

      John Thaw

    • Captain de Wet

      Timothy West

    • Lemick

      Miles Anderson

    • Tami

      Tommy Buson

    • Peter Jones

      Jim Findley

    • Don Card

      Julian Glover

    • Jane Woods

      Kate Hardie

    • speaker

      Alton Kumalo

    • Lesotho government official

      Louis Mahoney

    • Jason

      Maw Makondo

    • Moses

      Joseph Marcell

    • Mapetla

      John Matshikiza

    • Evalina

      Sophie Mgcina

    • Wendy's stepfather

      John Paul

    • Tenjy

      Wabei Siyolwe

    • Wendy's mother

      Gwen Watford

    • Ntsiki Biko

      Juanita Waterman

    • Dillon Woods

      Graeme Taylor

    • Duncan Woods

      Adam Stuart Walker

    • Gavin Woods

      Hamish Stuart Walker

    • Mary Woods

      Spring Stuart Walker

    • nurse at clinic

      Evelyn Sithole

    • nurse at clinic

      Xoliswa Sithole

    • young boy

      James Coine

    • Alec

      Albert Ndinda

    • sub editor

      Andrew Whaley

    • Woods' receptionist

      Shelley Borkum

    • Shebeen Queen

      Patricia Gumede

    • Shebeen Queen's niece

      Angela Gavaza

    • aunt

      Nocebo Mlambo

    • nephew

      Walter Matemavi

    • father

      Clement Muchachi

    • mother

      Ruth Chinamando

    • brother-in-law

      Basil Chidyamathamba

    • niece

      Marcy Mushore

    • informer

      Lawrence Simbarashe

    • policeman

      Carl Chase

    • policeman

      Morgan Sheppard

    • Dilima

      Tichatonga Mazhindu

    • Lemick's assistant

      Neil McPherson

    • Soga

      Hepburn Graham

    • 1st rugby player

      Claude Maredza

    • 2nd rugby player

      Carlton Chance

    • 1st security guard

      Glen Murphy

    • 2nd security guard

      Russell Keith Grant

    • Samora Biko

      Munyaradzi Kanaventi

    • Nkosinathi Biko

      George Lovell

    • policeman Nel

      Andrew McCulloch

    • Nel's partner

      Graham Fletcher-Cook

    • young secretary

      Karen Drury

    • 1st roadblock policeman

      Niven Boyd

    • 2nd roadblock policeman

      Tony Vogel

    • 3rd roadblock policeman

      Christopher Hurst

    • police doctor

      Gerald Sim

    • senior police officer

      Peter Cartwright

    • police sergeant

      Gary Whelan

    • nationalist party delegate

      Dudley Dickin

    • mortician

      David Trevena

    • mortician's assistant

      Badi Uzzaman

    • speaker at funeral

      Robert Phillips

    • Biko's brother

      Fishoo Tembo

    • 'Helen Suzman'

      Peggy Marsh

    • girl at funeral

      Gwyneth Strong

    • Major Boshoff

      Philip Bretherton

    • Beukes

      Paul Herzberg

    • security policeman

      Robert Macnamara

    • security policeman

      Hans Sittig

    • black security policeman

      Kimpton Mativenga

    • Afrikaner farmer

      David Henry

    • Judge Boshoff

      Michael Turner

    • Magistrate Prins

      Kalie Hanekom

    • Sergeant Louw

      Paul Jerricho

    • 1st prisoner

      Star Ncube

    • 2nd prisoner

      David Guwaza

    • 1st passport control officer

      Hilary Minster

    • 2nd passport control officer

      James Aubrey

    • white frontier policeman

      Peter Cary

    • black frontier policeman

      Dominic Kanaventi

    • Lesotho passport officer

      Sam Mathambo

    • Lesotho businessman

      Walter Muparutsa

    • receptionist

      Judy Cornwall

    • 3rd passport control officer

      Michael Graham Cox

    • 4th passport control officer

      John Hartley

    • young Lesotho official

      Simon Shumba

    • McElrea

      Garrick Hagon

    • Richie

      Nick Tate

    • acting commissioner's wife

      Marilyn Poole

    • police captain at Soweto

      William Marlowe

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Richard Attenborough

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Peter MacDonald

    • Assistant Director

      David Tomblin

    • Assistant Director

      Steve Chigorimbo

    • Assistant Director

      Roy Button

    • Assistant Director

      Patrick Kinney

    • Assistant Director

      Steve Fillis

    • Assistant Director

      Sue Sheldon

    • Assistant Director

      Clive Stafford

    • Assistant Director

      David Bennett

    • 2nd unit assistant director

      Steve Harding

    • 2nd unit assistant director

      Edwin Angless

    • 2nd unit assistant director

      Nikolas Korda

    Rights:

    • ©

      Inc. Universal City Studios

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Marble Arch Productions

    • Production Company

      Universal Pictures

    • Executive Producer

      Clegg, Terence

    • Producer

      Richard Attenborough

    • Co-producer

      Norman Spencer

    • Co-producer

      John Briley

    • Production Manager

      Allan James

    • Production Manager

      Gerry Levy

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Judy Thornton

    • Location Manager

      Rory Kilalea

    • Production Assistant

      Leila Kirkpatrick

    • Studio

      Shepperton Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Susie Figgis

    • Zimbabwe casting

      Andrew Whaley

    • Crowd casting

      Liz James

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      John Briley

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Ronnie Taylor

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      Peter MacDonald

    • Camera Operator

      Eddie Collins

    • 2nd unit camera operator

      John Campbell

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      David Harris

    • Special effects senior technician

      Martin Gant

    • Special effects technician

      Paul Knowles

    • Special effects technician

      Alan Poole

    • Special effects technician

      Gift Nyaniandi

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Lesley Walker

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Stuart Craig

    • Supervising art director

      Norman Dorme

    • Supervising art director

      George Richardson

    • Art Director

      John King

    • Set director

      Michael Seirton

    • Draughtsman

      Mike Phillips

    • Sketch artist

      Tony Wright

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      John Mollo

    • Wardrobe master

      Kenny Crouch

    • Wardrobe mistress

      Lisa Johnson

    Make-up:

    • Makeup supervisor

      Wally Schneiderman

    • Make-up

      Beryl Lerman

    Titles:

    • Titles and opticals

      Geoff Axtell Associates

    Music:

    • Music

      George Fenton

    • Music

      Jonas Gwangwa

    • Vocal soloist

      Thuli Dumakude

    • Vocal soloist

      Nicola Emmanuel

    • Vocal soloist

      Jonas Gwangwa

    • Synthesisers

      Ken Freeman

    • Additional orchestrations

      Peter Whitehouse

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Keith Grant

    • Sound Recording

      Simon Kaye

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gerry Humphreys

    • Sound Editor

      Jonathan Bates

    • Dialogue editor

      Brian Mann

    • Dialogue editor

      Mike Crouch

    • Footsteps editor

      Chris Kelly

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Peter Brace

    Consultant:

    • Principal consultant

      Donald Woods

    • Principal consultant

      Wendy Woods

    • Additional principal consultant

      Hamilton Zolile Keke

    • Additional principal consultant

      Majakathata Mokoena

    • Special adviser to Mr. Attenborough

      Dalindlela Tambo