Cry Freedom
7.0
223 reviews
Drama
2h 37m
1987
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...
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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.
- DirectorRichard Attenborough
- Release6 November 1987
- GenreDrama
- Duration2h 37m
- Budget$29,000,000
- Revenue$25,900,000
- Rate7.0223 reviews
- Productions
Universal Pictures, Marble Arch Productions
Cast
Kevin Kline
Donald Woods
Denzel Washington
Steve Biko
Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
Kate Hardie
Jane Woods
John Matshikiza
Mapetla
Zakes Mokae
Father Kani
John Thaw
Kruger
Kevin McNally
Ken
John Hargreaves
Bruce
Juanita Waterman
Ntsiki Biko
Julian Glover
Don Card
Josette Simon
Dr Ramphele
Timothy West
Capt. De Wet
Miles Anderson
Lemick
Ian Richardson
State Prosecutor
Andrew McCulloch
Policeman Nel
Gerald Sim
Police Doctor
Glen Murphy
Guard
Peter Cartwright
Police Sergeant
Badi Uzzaman
Mortician
Gwyneth Powell
Girl at Funeral
Philip Bretherton
Major Boshoff
Alec McCowen
Acting High Comissioner
Joseph Marcell
Moses
Judy Cornwell
Receptionist
John Paul
Wendy's Father
Gwen Watford
Wendy's Mother
William Marlowe
Police Sergeant
Nick Tate
Pilot
Andrew Whaley
Sub-Editor
Tony Vogel
2nd Roadblock Policeman
Michael Graham Cox
3rd Passport Control Officer
Hepburn Graham
Soga
Garrick Hagon
McElrea
Carl Chase
Policeman
William Morgan Sheppard
Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Karen Drury
Young Secretary
Robert Phillips
Speaker at Funeral
Gwyneth Strong
Girl at Funeral
Paul Herzberg
Beukes
Hilary Minster
1st Passport Control Officer
James Aubrey
2nd Passport Control Officer
Louis Mahoney
Lesotho Goverment Official
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