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