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