Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom (1987)

The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1987-11-06
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 224 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
  • Director: Richard Attenborough
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From 224 Ratings
7.4

Summary

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.

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  • Kevin Kline

    as Donald Woods

  • Denzel Washington

    as Steve Biko

  • Penelope Wilton

    as Wendy Woods

  • Kate Hardie

    as Jane Woods

  • John Matshikiza

    as Mapetla

  • Zakes Mokae

    as Father Kani

  • John Thaw

    as Kruger

  • Kevin McNally

    as Ken

  • John Hargreaves

    as Bruce

  • Juanita Waterman

    as Ntsiki Biko

  • Julian Glover

    as Don Card

  • Josette Simon

    as Dr Ramphele

  • Timothy West

    as Capt. De Wet

  • Miles Anderson

    as Lemick

  • Ian Richardson

    as State Prosecutor

  • Andrew McCulloch

    as Policeman Nel

  • Gerald Sim

    as Police Doctor

  • Gary Whelan

    as Guard

  • Glen Murphy

    as Guard

  • Peter Cartwright

    as Police Sergeant

  • Badi Uzzaman

    as Mortician

  • Gwyneth Powell

    as Girl at Funeral

  • Philip Bretherton

    as Major Boshoff

  • Alec McCowen

    as Acting High Comissioner

  • Joseph Marcell

    as Moses

  • Judy Cornwell

    as Receptionist

  • John Paul

    as Wendy's Father

  • Gwen Watford

    as Wendy's Mother

  • William Marlowe

    as Police Sergeant

  • Paul Jerricho

    as Sergeant Louw

  • Nick Tate

    as Pilot

  • Andrew Whaley

    as Sub-Editor

  • Shelley Borkum

    as Woods' Receptionist

  • Albert Ndinda

    as Alec

  • Evelyn Sithole

    as Nurse at Clinic

  • Xoliswa Sithole

    as Nurse at Clinic

  • James Coine

    as Young Boy

  • Wabei Siyolwe

    as Tenjy

  • Tony Vogel

    as 2nd Roadblock Policeman

  • Michael Graham Cox

    as 3rd Passport Control Officer

  • Hepburn Graham

    as Soga

  • Graeme Taylor

    as Dillon Woods

  • Sophie Mgcina

    as Evalina

  • Jim Findley

    as Peter Jones

  • Garrick Hagon

    as McElrea

  • Adam Stuart Walker

    as Duncan Woods

  • Hamish Stuart Walker

    as Gavin Woods

  • Spring Stuart Walker

    as Meg Woods

  • Patricia Gumede

    as Shebeen Queen

  • Angela Gavaza

    as Shebeen Queen's Niece

  • Nocebo Mlambo

    as Aunt

  • Walter Matemavi

    as Nephew

  • Clement Muchachi

    as Father

  • Ruth Chinamando

    as Mother

  • Basil Chidyamathamba

    as Brother-in-Law

  • Marcy Mushore

    as Niece

  • Alton Kumalo

    as Speaker

  • Lawrence Simbarashe

    as Informer

  • Carl Chase

    as Policeman

  • William Morgan Sheppard

    as Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)

  • Tichatonga Mazhindu

    as Dilima

  • Neil McPherson

    as Lemick's Assistant

  • Claude Maredza

    as 1st Rugby Player

  • Carlton Chance

    as 2nd Rugby Player

  • Russell Keith Grant

    as 2nd Security Guard

  • Munyaradzi Kanaventi

    as Samora Biko

  • George Lovell

    as Nkosinathi Biko

  • Graham Fletcher-Cook

    as Nel's Partner

  • Karen Drury

    as Young Secretary

  • Niven Boyd

    as 1st Roadblock Policeman

  • Christopher Hurst

    as 3rd Roadblock Policeman

  • Dudley Dickin

    as Nationalist Party Delegate

  • David Trevena

    as Mortician

  • Robert Phillips

    as Speaker at Funeral

  • Fishoo Tembo

    as Biko's Brother

  • Peggy Marsh

    as Helen Suzman

  • Gwyneth Strong

    as Girl at Funeral

  • Paul Herzberg

    as Beukes

  • Robert MacNamara

    as Security Policeman

  • Hans Sittig

    as Security Policeman

  • Kimpton Mativenga

    as Black Security Policeman

  • David Henry

    as Afrikaner Farmer

  • Michael Turner

    as Judge Boshoff

  • Mawa Makondo

    as Jason

  • Kalie Hanekom

    as Magistrate Prins

  • Star Ncube

    as 1st Prisoner

  • David Guwaza

    as 2nd Prisoner

  • Tommy Buson

    as Tami

  • Hilary Minster

    as 1st Passport Control Officer

  • James Aubrey

    as 2nd Passport Control Officer

  • Peter Cary

    as White Frontier Policeman

  • Dominic Kanaventi

    as Black Frontier Policeman

  • Sam Mathambo

    as Lesotho Passport Officer

  • Walter Muparutsa

    as Lesotho Businessman

  • Louis Mahoney

    as Lesotho Goverment Official

  • John Hartley

    as 4th Passport Control Officer

  • Simon Shumba

    as Young Lesotho Official

  • Marilyn Poole

    as Acting High Commissioner's Wife
Writing John Briley Screenplay
Production Richard Attenborough Producer
Sound Jonas Gwangwa Original Music Composer
Camera Ronnie Taylor Director of Photography
Sound George Fenton Original Music Composer
Editing Lesley Walker Editor
Directing Richard Attenborough Director
Writing Donald Woods Novel
Production Diana Hawkins Publicist
Art Stuart Craig Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Vera Mitchell Hairstylist
Production John Briley Co-Producer
Costume & Make-Up John Mollo Costume Design
Art Norman Dorme Supervising Art Director
Art John King Art Direction
Art George Richardson Supervising Art Director
Sound Gerry Humphreys Sound
Sound Brian Mann Dialogue Editor
Costume & Make-Up Paula Gillespie Hairstylist
Sound Jonathan Bates Sound
Production Norman Spencer Co-Producer
Art Michael Seirton Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Wally Schneiderman Makeup Supervisor
Sound Simon Kaye Sound
Production Terence A. Clegg Executive Producer
Crew Alan Poole Special Effects
Production Susie Figgis Casting
Visual Effects David Harris Special Effects Supervisor
Crew Gift Nyamandi Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up Beryl Lerman Makeup Artist
Sound Michael Crouch Dialogue Editor
Crew Paul Knowles Special Effects
Production Allan James Production Manager
Crew Martin Gant Special Effects
Production Gerry Levy Production Manager
Directing David Tomblin First Assistant Director
Art Gavin Bocquet Assistant Art Director
Directing Stephen Chigorimbo Assistant Director

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