Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier star as clergymen in search of a loved one in Johannesburg. Based on Alan Paton's 1948 novel set in apartheid South Africa.

Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Geoffrey Keen, Albertina Temba, Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Edric Connor, Joyce Carey, Lionel Ngakane, Michael Goodliffe, Sidney Poitier, Vivien Clinton
Runtime: 01h 48m
Type: Movie

Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)

Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier star as clergymen in search of a loved one in Johannesburg. Based on Alan Paton's 1948 novel set in apartheid South Africa.

Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Geoffrey Keen, Albertina Temba, Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Edric Connor, Joyce Carey, Lionel Ngakane, Michael Goodliffe, Sidney Poitier, Vivien Clinton
Runtime: 01h 48m
Type: Movie
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