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Cry the Beloved Country (Season 3, Episode 35)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu is a young South African clergyman ...See moreIn the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg. Written by alfiehitchie See less
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Writers
Felicia Komai (adaptation) | Alan Paton (novel)
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 7, 1958

Release date
May 7, 1958 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Gordon Heath
Reverend Stephen Kumalo Reverend Stephen Kumalo   See fewer
Errol John
Reverend Msimangu Reverend Msimangu   See fewer
Orlando Martins
John Kumalo John Kumalo   See fewer
Lionel Ngakane
Absolom Absolom   See fewer
Laurence Payne
White Man, Narrator White Man, Narrator   See fewer
Ida Shepley
Mrs. Kumalo Mrs. Kumalo   See fewer
Kenneth Spencer
Black Man, Narrator Black Man, Narrator   See fewer
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