Cry, the Beloved Country

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Cry, the Beloved Country


Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 1995
Country: USA, South Africa
Runtime: 106
Rating: 7 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Darrell Roodt
Sound: Dolby
Taglines:

  • Divided by injustice. Two men unite.


    • Writing by: Ronald Harwood - writer
    Alan Paton - novel
    Joshua Sinclair - writer

    Produced by: Anant Singh - producer
    Helena Spring - associate producer
    Harry Alan Towers - producer

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

    Music: John Barry
    Official Website: Visit Website


    Plot Outline: Orphaned as a child, Arun Verma (Anil Kapoor) has dedicated his adult life to looking after orphaned children...
    Plot: A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.

    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    In the 2003 DVD issued by ILC Prime the usual MGM lion is there but with the words DIAMOND JUBILEE arced over its head, with SIXTY YEARS OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT across the bottom of the screen.

    Goofs: We know about 6 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Continuity: Andi Travers looks for something to hit the "intruder" with during the first "drill" she witnesses. She looks like she is reaching for something when the viewpoint changes. You can see the handle of a gold club that she is holding. The viewpoint changes back to the oriGinal one and we see Andi reach for and pick up a golf club (the one she was just holding).

    Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list - like these:

    • When Prof. Sinha is first talking to his students in the class, on the blackboard behind him are displayed formulae from varied branches of science - mathematics, chemistry etc. Prominently visible is "Boneys Law of Time-Space Continuum". Boney Kapoor is the producer of the movie.
    • The film had originally been written for Amitabh Bachchan with his voice in mind. He rejected the "invisible" role which went to Anil Kapoor



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