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Cry the Beloved Country

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Cry the Beloved Country
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1hr 51min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1951
Director:
Zoltan Korda
Starring:
Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier  ...more
Synopsis: This deliberately paced British film about a black rural priest and a white landowner whose paths cross in 1940s South Africa remains one of the most powerful cinematic statements on racism. Based on Alan Paton's landmark novel, Cry the Beloved Country is, in hindsight, naïve in its belief that apartheid would be easier to overcome than history proved it to be, but its intentions are certainly in the right place and it never trivializes the importance of the issue. To the credit of both Paton and ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
A passionate film that is surprisingly perceptive about the Apartheid issue in South Africa, Cry the Beloved Country is an immensely moving and involving cinematic experience. Beautifully drawn from Alan Paton's classic novel, Country is too often dismissed by those who have not seen it as a "message" picture. Certainly, Country is grappling with an intense social topic that was all too current in ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Canada Lee
Stephen Kumalo
Charles Carson
James Jarvis
Sidney Poitier
Rev. Maimangu
Joyce Carey
Margaret Jarvis
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