Cry, the Beloved Country

Overview

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.

Release Date

16 November 1951

103 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Stephen Kumalo
James Jarvis
Reverend Msimangu
Margaret Jarvis
Father Vincent
Mrs. Kumalo
John Kumalo
Absolom Kumalo
Captain Jaarsveldt