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Film / 1987
Cry Freedom
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Kevin KlineDonald Woods
Denzel WashingtonSteve Biko
Penelope WiltonWendy Woods
Kate HardieJane Woods
John MatshikizaMapetla
Zakes MokaeFather Kani
John ThawKruger
Kevin McNallyKen
John HargreavesBruce
Juanita WatermanNtsiki Biko
Julian GloverDon Card
Josette SimonDr Ramphele
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Timothy WestCapt. De Wet
Miles AndersonLemick
Ian RichardsonState Prosecutor
Andrew McCullochPoliceman Nel
Gerald SimPolice Doctor
Gary WhelanGuard
Glen MurphyGuard
Peter CartwrightPolice Sergeant
Badi UzzamanMortician
Gwyneth PowellGirl at Funeral
Philip BrethertonMajor Boshoff
Alec McCowenActing High Comissioner
Joseph MarcellMoses
Judy CornwellReceptionist
John PaulWendy's Father
Gwen WatfordWendy's Mother
William MarlowePolice Sergeant
Paul JerrichoSergeant Louw
Nick TatePilot
Andrew WhaleySub-Editor
Shelley BorkumWoods' Receptionist
Albert NdindaAlec
Evelyn SitholeNurse at Clinic
Xoliswa SitholeNurse at Clinic
James CoineYoung Boy
Wabei SiyolweTenjy
Tony Vogel2nd Roadblock Policeman
Michael Graham Cox3rd Passport Control Officer
Hepburn GrahamSoga
Graeme TaylorDillon Woods
Sophie MgcinaEvalina
Jim FindleyPeter Jones
Garrick HagonMcElrea
Adam Stuart WalkerDuncan Woods
Hamish Stuart WalkerGavin Woods
Spring Stuart WalkerMeg Woods
Patricia GumedeShebeen Queen
Angela GavazaShebeen Queen's Niece
Nocebo MlamboAunt
Walter MatemaviNephew
Clement MuchachiFather
Ruth ChinamandoMother
Basil ChidyamathambaBrother-in-Law
Marcy MushoreNiece
Alton KumaloSpeaker
Lawrence SimbarasheInformer
Carl ChasePoliceman
William Morgan SheppardPoliceman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Tichatonga MazhinduDilima
Neil McPhersonLemick's Assistant
Claude Maredza1st Rugby Player
Carlton Chance2nd Rugby Player
Russell Keith Grant2nd Security Guard
Munyaradzi KanaventiSamora Biko
George LovellNkosinathi Biko
Graham Fletcher-CookNel's Partner
Karen DruryYoung Secretary
Niven Boyd1st Roadblock Policeman
Christopher Hurst3rd Roadblock Policeman
Dudley DickinNationalist Party Delegate
David TrevenaMortician
Robert PhillipsSpeaker at Funeral
Fishoo TemboBiko's Brother
Peggy MarshHelen Suzman
Gwyneth StrongGirl at Funeral
Paul HerzbergBeukes
Robert MacNamaraSecurity Policeman
Hans SittigSecurity Policeman
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