Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom 1987

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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.

  • Released: 1987-11-06
  • Runtime: 157 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Stars: Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton, Kate Hardie, John Matshikiza, Zakes Mokae, John Thaw, Juanita Waterman, Julian Glover, Josette Simon, Ian Richardson, Andrew McCulloch, Gerald Sim, Gary Whelan, Glen Murphy, Badi Uzzaman, Gwyneth Powell, Philip Bretherton, Alec McCowen, Joseph Marcell  Show all >
    Judy Cornwell, Gwen Watford, Paul Jerricho, Nick Tate, Andrew Whaley, Shelley Borkum, Albert Ndinda, Evelyn Sithole, Xoliswa Sithole, James Coine, Wabei Siyolwe, Hepburn Graham, Tony Vogel, Miles Anderson, John Paul, William Marlowe, Peter Cartwright, Kevin McNally, John Hargreaves, Timothy West, Michael Graham Cox, Sophie Mgcina, Jim Findley, Garrick Hagon, Graeme Taylor, Clement Muchachi, Alton Kumalo, Lawrence Simbarashe, Carl Chase, William Morgan Sheppard, Claude Maredza, Carlton Chance, Russell Keith Grant, Munyaradzi Kanaventi, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Karen Drury, Niven Boyd, Christopher Hurst, David Trevena, Robert Phillips, Peggy Marsh, Gwyneth Strong, Paul Herzberg, Robert MacNamara, David Henry, Michael Turner, Mawa Makondo, David Guwaza, Tommy Buson, Hilary Minster, James Aubrey, Dominic Kanaventi, Walter Muparutsa, Louis Mahoney, John Hartley, Simon Shumba, Dudley Dickin, Marilyn Poole, Patricia Gumede, Peter Cary, Adam Stuart Walker, Kalie Hanekom, Star Ncube, Sam Mathambo, Nocebo Mlambo, George Lovell, Kimpton Mativenga, Hamish Stuart Walker, Angela Gavaza, Tichatonga Mazhindu, Walter Matemavi, Basil Chidyamathamba, Neil McPherson, Spring Stuart Walker, Ruth Chinamando, Marcy Mushore, Fishoo Tembo, Hans Sittig
  • Director: Richard Attenborough