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