Cry, the Beloved Country

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Steve D 06/29/2023 There may be better choices now but it is an important film. See more 02/13/2020 I loved this movie but its very very sad. It takes place in South Africa and so there's a lot of unique settings to me. See more 05/04/2016 This movie needs to be required viewing, along with reading Alan Paton's novel by the same name, for everyone who wants to understand South Africa in the 1940s when the apartheid system was practiced but not yet as rigid or violently enforced as it would be by the 1960s. It is also an instructive human interest drama of racial reconciliation and forgiveness without dipping into sentimentality. Most importantly, as a film it is a period piece filmed on location close to the time the drama was set, so it bears an authenticity the later (1995) film can't recreate as effectively. I am very unhappy this 1951 Korda version has been removed from YouTube and isn't easily available, apart from used VHS copies on Ebay or Amazon. Bring out a new DVD please! See more 03/25/2014 although i saw this version second i think i prefer this version over the james earl jones version. See more Ashley H @ashleyhobgood87 12/02/2009 A powerful, deep, and complex story of an interracial crime in 1940s Johannesburg. As in The Grapes Of Wrath, the spotlight is on the human struggle and heartbreak of a racially divided society instead of the inevitable political and moral overtones. The result is the story of a generation. Also, there were great performances from Canada Lee, Charles Carson, and Sidney Poitier. See more 05/10/2009 Well-acted and generally well-told story. The pacing is sometimes undermined by some rushed scenes, but this is overall quite good. See more Read all reviews

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