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Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country (1952)

January. 23,1952

6.9

| Drama

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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Cast

Canada Lee as Stephen Kumalo

[1947] Body and Soul [1944] Lifeboat [1939] Keep Punching

Charles Carson as James Jarvis

[1964] Macbeth [1939] The Saint in London [1937] Victoria the Great [1936] Secret Agent [1936] Abdul the Damned [1936] Forget Me Not

Sidney Poitier as Reverend Msimangu

[2017] I Am Not Your Negro [2012] Sing Your Song [2007] Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project [1999] The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn [1998] David and Lisa [1997] The Jackal

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Reviews

Solemplex

1952/01/23

To me, this movie is perfection.

Wordiezett

1952/01/24

So much average

ShangLuda

1952/01/25

Admirable film.

Juana

1952/01/26

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.