Movie Description
Cry Freedom
(1987)Overview
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Featured Crew
- Director : Richard Attenborough
- Producer : Richard Attenborough
- Editor : Lesley Walker
- Cast : Kevin Kline,Denzel Washington,Penelope Wilton,Kate Hardie,John Matshikiza,Zakes Mokae,John Thaw,Kevin McNally,John Hargreaves,Juanita Waterman,Julian Glover,Josette Simon,Timothy West,Miles Anderson,Ian Richardson,Andrew McCulloch,Gerald Sim,Gary Whelan,Glen Murphy,Peter Cartwright,Badi Uzzaman,Gwyneth Powell,Philip Bretherton,Alec McCowen,Joseph Marcell,Judy Cornwell,John Paul,Gwen Watford,William Marlowe,Paul Jerricho,Nick Tate,Andrew Whaley,Shelley Borkum,Albert Ndinda,Evelyn Sithole,Xoliswa Sithole,James Coine,Wabei Siyolwe,Tony Vogel,Michael Graham Cox,Hepburn Graham,Graeme Taylor,Sophie Mgcina,Jim Findley,Garrick Hagon,Adam Stuart Walker,Hamish Stuart Walker,Spring Stuart Walker,Patricia Gumede,Angela Gavaza,Nocebo Mlambo,Walter Matemavi,Clement Muchachi,Ruth Chinamando,Basil Chidyamathamba,Marcy Mushore,Alton Kumalo,Lawrence Simbarashe,Carl Chase,William Morgan Sheppard,Tichatonga Mazhindu,Neil McPherson,Claude Maredza,Carlton Chance,Russell Keith Grant,Munyaradzi Kanaventi,George Lovell,Graham Fletcher-Cook,Karen Drury,Niven Boyd,Christopher Hurst,Dudley Dickin,David Trevena,Robert Phillips,Fishoo Tembo,Peggy Marsh,Gwyneth Strong,Paul Herzberg,Robert MacNamara,Hans Sittig,Kimpton Mativenga,David Henry,Michael Turner,Mawa Makondo,Kalie Hanekom,Star Ncube,David Guwaza,Tommy Buson,Hilary Minster,James Aubrey,Peter Cary,Dominic Kanaventi,Sam Mathambo,Walter Muparutsa,Louis Mahoney,John Hartley,Simon Shumba,Marilyn Poole
Cast
Donald Woods
Steve Biko
Wendy Woods
Jane Woods
Mapetla
Father Kani
Kruger
Ken
Bruce
Ntsiki Biko
Don Card
Dr Ramphele
Capt. De Wet
Lemick
State Prosecutor
Policeman Nel
Police Doctor
Guard
Guard
Police Sergeant
Mortician
Girl at Funeral
Major Boshoff
Acting High Comissioner
Moses
Receptionist
Wendy's Father
Wendy's Mother
Police Sergeant
Sergeant Louw
Pilot
Sub-Editor
Woods' Receptionist
Alec
Nurse at Clinic
Nurse at Clinic
Young Boy
Tenjy
2nd Roadblock Policeman
3rd Passport Control Officer
Soga
Dillon Woods
Evalina
Peter Jones
McElrea
Duncan Woods
Gavin Woods
Meg Woods
Shebeen Queen
Shebeen Queen's Niece
Aunt
Nephew
Father
Mother
Brother-in-Law
Niece
Speaker
Informer
Policeman
Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Dilima
Lemick's Assistant
1st Rugby Player
2nd Rugby Player
2nd Security Guard
Samora Biko
Nkosinathi Biko
Nel's Partner
Young Secretary
1st Roadblock Policeman
3rd Roadblock Policeman
Nationalist Party Delegate
Mortician
Speaker at Funeral
Biko's Brother
Helen Suzman
Girl at Funeral
Beukes
Security Policeman
Security Policeman
Black Security Policeman
Afrikaner Farmer
Judge Boshoff
Jason
Magistrate Prins
1st Prisoner
2nd Prisoner
Tami
1st Passport Control Officer
2nd Passport Control Officer
White Frontier Policeman
Black Frontier Policeman
Lesotho Passport Officer
Lesotho Businessman
Lesotho Goverment Official
4th Passport Control Officer
Young Lesotho Official
Acting High Commissioner's Wife
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Facts
Original TitleCry Freedom
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-11-06
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 37m
Budget₹ 29000000
Revenue₹ 25900000
Homepagehttps://www.uphe.com/movies/cry-freedom
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures,Marble Arch Productions
Genres
- Drama
