Cry Freedom
Richard Attenborough1987-11-06
The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.
6.996
157 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Kevin Kline | Donald Woods | Unowned |
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Denzel Washington | Steve Biko | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Penelope Wilton | Wendy Woods | Unowned |
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Kate Hardie | Jane Woods | Unowned |
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John Matshikiza | Mapetla | Unowned |
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Zakes Mokae | Father Kani | Unowned |
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John Thaw | Kruger | Unowned |
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Kevin McNally | Ken | Unowned |
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John Hargreaves | Bruce | Unowned |
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Juanita Waterman | Ntsiki Biko | Unowned |
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Julian Glover | Don Card | Unowned |
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Josette Simon | Dr Ramphele | Unowned |
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Timothy West | Capt. De Wet | Unowned |
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Miles Anderson | Lemick | Unowned |
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Ian Richardson | State Prosecutor | Unowned |
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Andrew McCulloch | Policeman Nel | Unowned |
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Gerald Sim | Police Doctor | Unowned |
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Gary Whelan | Guard | Unowned |
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Glen Murphy | Guard | Unowned |
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Peter Cartwright | Police Sergeant | Unowned |
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Badi Uzzaman | Mortician | Unowned |
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Gwyneth Powell | Girl at Funeral | Unowned |
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Philip Bretherton | Major Boshoff | Unowned |
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Alec McCowen | Acting High Comissioner | Unowned |
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Joseph Marcell | Moses | Unowned |
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Judy Cornwell | Receptionist | Unowned |
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John Paul | Wendy's Father | Unowned |
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Gwen Watford | Wendy's Mother | Unowned |
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William Marlowe | Police Sergeant | Unowned |
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Paul Jerricho | Sergeant Louw | Unowned |
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Nick Tate | Pilot | Unowned |
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Andrew Whaley | Sub-Editor | Unowned |
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Shelley Borkum | Woods' Receptionist | Unowned |
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Albert Ndinda | Alec | Unowned |
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Evelyn Sithole | Nurse at Clinic | Unowned |
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Xoliswa Sithole | Nurse at Clinic | Unowned |
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James Coine | Young Boy | Unowned |
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Wabei Siyolwe | Tenjy | Unowned |
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Tony Vogel | 2nd Roadblock Policeman | Unowned |
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Michael Graham Cox | 3rd Passport Control Officer | Unowned |
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Hepburn Graham | Soga | Unowned |
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Graeme Taylor | Dillon Woods | Unowned |
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Sophie Mgcina | Evalina | Unowned |
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Jim Findley | Peter Jones | Unowned |
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Garrick Hagon | McElrea | Unowned |
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Adam Stuart Walker | Duncan Woods | Unowned |
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Hamish Stuart Walker | Gavin Woods | Unowned |
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Spring Stuart Walker | Meg Woods | Unowned |
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Patricia Gumede | Shebeen Queen | Unowned |
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Angela Gavaza | Shebeen Queen's Niece | Unowned |
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Nocebo Mlambo | Aunt | Unowned |
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Walter Matemavi | Nephew | Unowned |
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Clement Muchachi | Father | Unowned |
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Ruth Chinamando | Mother | Unowned |
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Basil Chidyamathamba | Brother-in-Law | Unowned |
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Marcy Mushore | Niece | Unowned |
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Alton Kumalo | Speaker | Unowned |
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Lawrence Simbarashe | Informer | Unowned |
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Carl Chase | Policeman | Unowned |
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William Morgan Sheppard | Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard) | Unowned |
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Tichatonga Mazhindu | Dilima | Unowned |
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Neil McPherson | Lemick's Assistant | Unowned |
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Claude Maredza | 1st Rugby Player | Unowned |
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Carlton Chance | 2nd Rugby Player | Unowned |
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Russell Keith Grant | 2nd Security Guard | Unowned |
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Munyaradzi Kanaventi | Samora Biko | Unowned |
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George Lovell | Nkosinathi Biko | Unowned |
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Graham Fletcher-Cook | Nel's Partner | Unowned |
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Karen Drury | Young Secretary | Unowned |
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Niven Boyd | 1st Roadblock Policeman | Unowned |
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Christopher Hurst | 3rd Roadblock Policeman | Unowned |
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Dudley Dickin | Nationalist Party Delegate | Unowned |
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David Trevena | Mortician | Unowned |
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Robert Phillips | Speaker at Funeral | Unowned |
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Fishoo Tembo | Biko's Brother | Unowned |
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Peggy Marsh | Helen Suzman | Unowned |
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Gwyneth Strong | Girl at Funeral | Unowned |
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Paul Herzberg | Beukes | Unowned |
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Robert MacNamara | Security Policeman | Unowned |
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Hans Sittig | Security Policeman | Unowned |
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Kimpton Mativenga | Black Security Policeman | Unowned |
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David Henry | Afrikaner Farmer | Unowned |
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Michael Turner | Judge Boshoff | Unowned |
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Mawa Makondo | Jason | Unowned |
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Kalie Hanekom | Magistrate Prins | Unowned |
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Star Ncube | 1st Prisoner | Unowned |
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David Guwaza | 2nd Prisoner | Unowned |
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Tommy Buson | Tami | Unowned |
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Hilary Minster | 1st Passport Control Officer | Unowned |
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James Aubrey | 2nd Passport Control Officer | Unowned |
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Peter Cary | White Frontier Policeman | Unowned |
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Dominic Kanaventi | Black Frontier Policeman | Unowned |
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Sam Mathambo | Lesotho Passport Officer | Unowned |
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Walter Muparutsa | Lesotho Businessman | Unowned |
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Louis Mahoney | Lesotho Goverment Official | Unowned |
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John Hartley | 4th Passport Control Officer | Unowned |
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Simon Shumba | Young Lesotho Official | Unowned |
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Marilyn Poole | Acting High Commissioner's Wife | Unowned |