Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
Release: 1987-11-06
·Runtime: 157m
·★ 7.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Zimbabwe
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Marble Arch Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gwyneth Strong
as Girl at Funeral
Kate Hardie
as Jane Woods
Kevin McNally
as Ken
Robert Phillips
as Speaker at Funeral
James Aubrey
as 2nd Passport Control Officer
Philip Bretherton
as Major Boshoff
Carl Chase
as Policeman
Gwen Watford
as Wendy's Mother
Penelope Wilton
as Wendy Woods
John Thaw
as Kruger
Miles Anderson
as Lemick
Peter Cartwright
as Police Sergeant
Gerald Sim
as Police Doctor
Gwyneth Powell
as Girl at Funeral
John Paul
as Wendy's Father
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Nel's Partner
John Hargreaves
as Bruce
Ian Richardson
as State Prosecutor
Alec McCowen
as Acting High Comissioner
Andrew Whaley
as Sub-Editor
Hepburn Graham
as Soga
Paul Herzberg
as Beukes
Juanita Waterman
as Ntsiki Biko
Judy Cornwell
as Receptionist
Kevin Kline
as Donald Woods
Gary Whelan
as Guard
Julian Glover
as Don Card
Louis Mahoney
as Lesotho Goverment Official
Denzel Washington
as Steve Biko
Josette Simon
as Dr Ramphele
William Marlowe
as Police Sergeant
Tony Vogel
as 2nd Roadblock Policeman
William Morgan Sheppard
as Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
John Matshikiza
as Mapetla
Zakes Mokae
as Father Kani
Garrick Hagon
as McElrea
Karen Drury
as Young Secretary
Andrew McCulloch
as Policeman Nel
Glen Murphy
as Guard
Hilary Minster
as 1st Passport Control Officer
Timothy West
as Capt. De Wet
Badi Uzzaman
as Mortician
Nick Tate
as Pilot
Joseph Marcell
as Moses
Michael Graham Cox
as 3rd Passport Control Officer
