Cry Freedom (1987)

Cry Freedom
4.3
  •   7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 157 min
  • Premiere: 6th of November 1987

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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Cast

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
Nick Tate
as Pilot
Andrew Whaley
as Sub-Editor
Tony Vogel
as 2nd Roadblock Policeman
Michael Graham Cox
as 3rd Passport Control Officer
Hepburn Graham
as Soga
Garrick Hagon
as McElrea
Carl Chase
as Policeman
William Morgan Sheppard
as Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Nel's Partner
Karen Drury
as Young Secretary
Robert Phillips
as Speaker at Funeral
Gwyneth Strong
as Girl at Funeral
Paul Herzberg
as Beukes
Hilary Minster
as 1st Passport Control Officer
James Aubrey
as 2nd Passport Control Officer
Louis Mahoney
as Lesotho Goverment Official

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