Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 film) courage and skill of Mr. Korda in transmitting such a difficult and sobering theme." Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 film) Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 British drama film directed by Zoltán Korda. Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Paton, it stars Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier, and Charles Carson. This film was Canada Lee's last film. From the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee) journeys to Johannesburg to help his sister, who has been reported to be ill, and to search for his son, who left home and has not
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995 film) has been arrested for the murder of a white man. The white man's father James Jarvis, supports apartheid. When the two meet, they come to unexpected understandings about their sons and their own humanity. Although this is a South African film, the majority of the main characters in the movie are played by Westerners, specifically Americans. The score was composed by veteran English composer John Barry, who dedicated it to Nelson Mandela. It has been described by film score reviewer Christian Clemmensen of "Filmtracks.com" as "one of Barry's last truly enjoyable efforts." Barry, who had previously composed music for such