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