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Cry, the Beloved Country is a Sud africain film of genre Drama directed by Darrell Roodt released in USA on 15 december 1995 with James Earl Jones
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 december 1995
Length 1h46
Directed by Darrell Roodt
OriginSouth africa
Genres Drama
Rating67%
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.
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Le jeune pasteur Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) se rend à Johannesburg pour y retrouver son fils disparu. Arrivé là-bas il rencontre la misère et apprend que son fils est devenu un criminel recherché pour meurtre, et que sa sœur a été contrainte de se prostituer.Actors
James Earl Jones
(Rev. Stephen Kumalo)
Richard Harris
(James Jarvis)
Charles Dutton
(John Kumalo)
Vusi Kunene
(Theophilus Msimangu)
Leleti Khumalo
(Katie)
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