Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 film) 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 kept in contact. He is also asked to visit the daughter of someone who
The Cry (book) was never able to complete it before she died. After working on "The Cry", Fielding began to focus on the lives of women and the conditions that they live, which later influenced her work within the Bath community. The community was a group of female writers that challenged the traditional ideas of female education and the role of women in society. "The Cry" features stories by characters with responses by a group known as "the Cry". They operate as a sort of chorus in the novel. A meeting is held among Portia, Una, and the Cry, who regard Portia as