Cry, the Beloved Country

1951 film
Movie film Q377700
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Cry, the Beloved Country

Summary

Cry, the Beloved Country is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cry, the Beloved Country's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country was directed by Zoltan Korda[4].
  • Alan Paton wrote the screenplay for Cry, the Beloved Country[5].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's composer is recorded as Raymond Gallois-Montbrun[6].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of Cry, the Beloved Country was Canada Lee[8].
  • A cast member of Cry, the Beloved Country was Charles Carson[9].
  • A cast member of Cry, the Beloved Country was Sidney Poitier[10].
  • A cast member of Cry, the Beloved Country was Geoffrey Keen[11].
  • A cast member of Cry, the Beloved Country was Joyce Carey[12].
  • A cast member of Cry, the Beloved Country was Michael Goodliffe[13].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country was produced by Alan Paton[14].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's production company is recorded as London Films[15].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's director of photography is recorded as Robert Krasker[16].
  • The original language of Cry, the Beloved Country was English[17].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's review score is recorded as 89%[19].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's review score is recorded as 7.5/10[20].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country was released on January 1, 1951[23].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's distributed by is recorded as British Lion Films[24].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's narrative location is recorded as South Africa[25].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's film editor is recorded as David Eady[26].
  • Cry, the Beloved Country's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cry, the Beloved Country'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cry, the Beloved Country was produced by Alan Paton[14]. It was directed by Zoltan Korda[4]. Alan Paton wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Canada Lee[8], Charles Carson[9], Sidney Poitier[10], Geoffrey Keen[11], Joyce Carey[12], and Michael Goodliffe[13].

Publication

Cry, the Beloved Country was released on January 1, 1951[23]. The original language of it was English[17]. Its genre is drama film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Reception

Reviews include 89%[19] and 7.5/10[20].

Why It Matters

Cry, the Beloved Country has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 cry-the-beloved-country
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: cry-the-beloved-country, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295960881|CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (#295960881)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cat"
  2. 7d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Wilfred Shingleton
    Publication date +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Alan Paton
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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