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Cry, the Beloved Country

1995·1h 46m·PG-13
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
2,184 votes
Metascore
71
Metacritic

A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.

Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 drama thriller movie directed by Darrell Roodt, starring James Earl Jones, Charles S. Dutton, Richard Harris. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 2,184 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
Darrell Roodt
Stars
James Earl Jones
Charles S. Dutton
Richard Harris
Vusi Kunene
Details
1995-12-15
106 min
Movie
PG-13
★ South Africa, United States
★ English
Keywords
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