Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 film)

Cry, the Beloved Country
U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed byZoltán Korda
Written byAlan Paton (novel & screenplay)
John Howard Lawson (screenplay) originally uncredited
Produced byZoltan Korda
Alan Paton
Starring
CinematographyRobert Krasker
Edited byDavid Eady
Music byRaymond Gallois-Montbrun
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release dates
  • 23 January 1952 (1952-01-23) (U.S.)
  • 25 April 1952 (1952-04-25) (UK)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£95,433 (UK)[1]

Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 British drama film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson and Canada Lee, in his last film role. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Alan Paton.

  1. ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p498