Cry, the Beloved Country (1995 film)

For the 1951 film, see Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 film).

Cry, the Beloved Country
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Darrell Roodt
Produced by	Anant Singh Harry Alan Towers
Written by	Ronald Harwood Alan Paton (novel) Joshua Sinclair
Starring	James Earl Jones Richard Harris Charles S. Dutton
Music by	John Barry
Cinematography	Paul Gilpin
Editing by	David Heitner
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date(s)	December 15, 1995
Running time	106 minutes
Country	South Africa United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$676,525 (USA) (sub-total)

Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film directed by Darrell Roodt. Based on the novel Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton it stars James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. It features the song "Exile" by Enya. The score was composed by John Barry.

Selected cast

• James Earl Jones as Rev Stephen Kumalo
• Tsholofelo Wechoemang as Child
• Richard Harris as James Jarvis
• Charles S. Dutton as John Kumalo
• Dolly Rathebe as Mrs. Kumalo
• Ramalao Makhene
• Jack Robinson as Ian Jarvis
• Jennifer Steyn as Mary Jarvis
• Patrick Ndlovu as Man 1
• Darlington Michaels as Man 2
• King Twala as Man 3

Although this is a South African film, the majority of the main characters in the movie are played by Westerners, specifically Americans.

External links

• Cry, the Beloved Country at the Internet Movie Database
• Cry, the Beloved Country at AllRovi