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Cry, The Beloved Country (1995)

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Film details

Featuring

James Earl Jones Richard Harris Vusi Kunene
Country

South Africa
Year

1995
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Set in apartheid South Africa. After the murder of a white man a kinship develops between the man's father, James Jarvis and Father Stephen Kumalo. Both are estranged from their sons. When they track them down Kumalo finds his son has fallen into petty thievery, Jarvis finds that his worked hard for black rights and pitied his father for his lack of concern over the injustice in apartheid South Africa.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Reverend Stephen Khumalo
    
    James Earl Jones
  - James Jarvis
    
    Richard Harris
  - Theophilus Msimangu
    
    Vusi Kunene
  - Katie
    
    Leleti Khumalo
  - John Kumalo
    
    Dutton, Charles S.
  - Absolom Kumalo
    
    Eric Miyeni
  - Gertrude Kumalo
    
    Dambisa Kente
  - Evans
    
    Ian Roberts
  - judge
    
    Graham Armitage
  - Mr Carmichael
    
    Robert Whitehead
  - Mrs Kumalo
    
    Dolly Rathebe
  - Mary Jarvis
    
    Jennifer Steyn
  - Mrs Lithebe
    
    Lillian Dube
  - Father Vincent
    
    John Whiteley
  - brothel man
    
    Fats Bookholane
  - Dubula
    
    Sydney Chama
  - Captain van Jaarsveld
    
    Ron Smerczak
  - Hlabeni
    
    Jerry Mofokeng
  - Glyn Henderson
    
    Jonathan Rands
  - Barbara Henderson
    
    Shirley Johnson
  - Robert Ndela
    
    Patrick Shai
  - Carmichael
    
    Robert Whitehead
  - clerk of the court
    
    David Clatworthy
  - prosecutor
    
    Greg Latter
  - warder 1
    
    Chris Steyn
  - old man
    
    Nokwe, Alfred D.
  - black priest
    
    David Phetoe
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Darrell Roodt
  - Production Company
    
    Distant Horizon
  - In association with
    
    Videovision Entertainment
  - In association with
    
    Investec Bank Limited
  - In association with
    
    Alpine Films (Pty) Ltd
  - [Production Company]
    
    Scy Productions
  - Executive Producer
    
    Harry Alan Towers
  - Executive Producer
    
    Sudhir Pragjee
  - Executive Producer
    
    Sanjeev Singh
  - Producer
    
    Anant Singh
  - Associate Producer
    
    Helena Spring
  - Production Manager
    
    Gillian Pearson
  - Assistant Director
    
    Graham Hickson
  - Screenplay by
    
    Ronald Harwood
  - Based on the novel by
    
    Alan Paton
  - Director of Photography
    
    Paul Gilpin
  - Editor
    
    David Heitner
  - Production Designer
    
    David Barkham
  - Make-up
    
    Gabby Molnar
  - Music
    
    John Barry
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Gavin Mey

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