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Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 South African-American drama film directed by Darrell Roodt, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. It stars James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. The film was made in 1995, shortly after the fall of apartheid and the free election of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa.
Dec 15, 1995 · Cry, the Beloved Country: Directed by Darrell Roodt. With James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Charles S. Dutton. A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Darrell Roodt
- 1995-12-15
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- Darrell James Roodt
- PG-13
- Richard Harris
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. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Zoltan Korda
In a land torn by hatred and injustice, James Earl Jones (Clear and Present Danger) and Richard Harris (Gladiator, The Count of Monte Cristo) are two fathers-one a man of peace, the other a man...
Reverend Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) is a back-country Zulu preacher in South Africa. When his son (Eric Miyeni) is accused of robbery and murder, Kumalo journeys to...
- (13)
- Drama
- PG-13
Dec 20, 1995 · Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country set the tone for half a century of liberal sentiment about South Africa; now, after apartheid has been lifted by majority rule and the election of Nelson Mandela, it has inspired the first major film out of the new South Africa.