| Uniform Title |
Cry, the beloved country (Motion picture : 1951) |
| Title |
Cry, the beloved country. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, [2018]. |
| ©1952. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (104 minutes) : black & white ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical mono |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3827. |
| Originally produced in the United Kingdom and released as a motion picture in 1951. |
| Based on the novel by Alan Paton. |
| Credits |
Screenplay adapted from his novel by Alan Paton ; produced and directed by Zoltan Korda. |
| Performers |
Sidney Poitier, Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Joyce Carey, Geoffrey Keen, Vivien Clinton, Michael Goodliffe, Albertina Temba, Edric Connor, Lionel Ngakane, Charles McRae, Ribbon Dhlamini. |
| Summary |
Cry, The Beloved Country is the BAFTA nominated film of the acclaimed novel by Alan Paton. A black minister, StephenKumalo (Canada Lee) lives a quiet life as a parish priest in the back country of South Africa. When his son, Absolom, leaves the small valley where he grew up, for the bright lights of the city, he goes missing. Afterseveral months of silence, the minister goes to search for him and comes face to face with the squalor and poverty of the Johannesburg slums. Reverend Msimangu (Sidney Poitier) is a young clergyman who joins him in his search, but neither are prepared for what thy discover. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, mono, PAL, Region 4, aspect ratio fullframe 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
English dialogue, with no optional subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Paton, Alan, -- 1903-1988 -- Film adaptations |
| Fathers and sons -- Drama |
| Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama |
| Race discrimination -- South Africa -- Drama |
| Segregation -- South Africa -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Johannesburg (South Africa) -- Race relations -- Drama |
| Johannesburg (South Africa) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama |
| South Africa -- Race relations -- Drama |
| South Africa -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Korda, Zoltan, 1895-1961 film producer, film director. |
| Poitier, Sidney actor. |
| Lee, Canada actor. |
| Carson, Charles, 1885-1977 actor. |
| Carey, Joyce, 1898-1993 actor. |
| Keen, Geoffrey, 1916-2005 actor. |
| Clinton, Vivien actor. |
| Goodliffe, Michael, 1914-1976 actor. |
| Temba, Albertina actor. |
| Connor, Edric, 1913-1968 actor. |
| Ngakane, Lionel actor. |
| Colby, Mary McRae, 1899?-1985 actor. |
| Ribbon Dhlamini, Ribbon actor. |
| Paton, Alan, 1903-1988. Cry, the beloved country Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Added Corporate Names |
London Film Productions production company. |
| Series |
World classics |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Carey, Joyce, 1898-1993 .
- Carson, Charles, 1885-1977 .
- Clinton, Vivien .
- Colby, Mary McRae, 1899?-1985 .
- Connor, Edric, 1913-1968 .
- Goodliffe, Michael, 1914-1976 .
- Keen, Geoffrey, 1916-2005 .
- Korda, Zoltan, 1895-1961 .
- Lee, Canada .
- London Film Productions .
- Ngakane, Lionel .
- Paton, Alan, 1903-1988. Cry, the beloved country .
- Poitier, Sidney .
- Ribbon Dhlamini, Ribbon .
- Temba, Albertina .
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