Cry Freedom

The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.

Duration: 157 min
Release date: 1987-11-06
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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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Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
as Donald Woods
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
as Steve Biko
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
as Wendy Woods
Kate Hardie
Kate Hardie
as Jane Woods
John Matshikiza
John Matshikiza
as Mapetla
Zakes Mokae
Zakes Mokae
as Father Kani
John Thaw
John Thaw
as Kruger
Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally
as Ken
John Hargreaves
John Hargreaves
as Bruce
Juanita Waterman
Juanita Waterman
as Ntsiki Biko
Julian Glover
Julian Glover
as Don Card
Josette Simon
Josette Simon
as Dr Ramphele
Timothy West
Timothy West
as Capt. De Wet
Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson
as Lemick
Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson
as State Prosecutor
Andrew McCulloch
Andrew McCulloch
as Policeman Nel
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
as Police Doctor
Gary Whelan
Gary Whelan
as Guard
Glen Murphy
Glen Murphy
as Guard
Peter Cartwright
Peter Cartwright
as Police Sergeant
Badi Uzzaman
Badi Uzzaman
as Mortician
Gwyneth Powell
Gwyneth Powell
as Girl at Funeral
Philip Bretherton
Philip Bretherton
as Major Boshoff
Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen
as Acting High Comissioner
Joseph Marcell
Joseph Marcell
as Moses
Judy Cornwell
Judy Cornwell
as Receptionist
John Paul
John Paul
as Wendy's Father
Gwen Watford
Gwen Watford
as Wendy's Mother
William Marlowe
William Marlowe
as Police Sergeant
Paul Jerricho
Paul Jerricho
as Sergeant Louw
Nick Tate
Nick Tate
as Pilot
Andrew Whaley
Andrew Whaley
as Sub-Editor
Shelley Borkum
Shelley Borkum
as Woods' Receptionist
Albert Ndinda
Albert Ndinda
as Alec
Evelyn Sithole
Evelyn Sithole
as Nurse at Clinic
Xoliswa Sithole
Xoliswa Sithole
as Nurse at Clinic
James Coine
James Coine
as Young Boy
Wabei Siyolwe
Wabei Siyolwe
as Tenjy
Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel
as 2nd Roadblock Policeman
Michael Graham Cox
Michael Graham Cox
as 3rd Passport Control Officer
Hepburn Graham
Hepburn Graham
as Soga
Graeme Taylor
Graeme Taylor
as Dillon Woods
Sophie Mgcina
Sophie Mgcina
as Evalina
Jim Findley
Jim Findley
as Peter Jones
Garrick Hagon
Garrick Hagon
as McElrea
Adam Stuart Walker
Adam Stuart Walker
as Duncan Woods
Hamish Stuart Walker
Hamish Stuart Walker
as Gavin Woods
Spring Stuart Walker
Spring Stuart Walker
as Meg Woods
Patricia Gumede
Patricia Gumede
as Shebeen Queen
Angela Gavaza
Angela Gavaza
as Shebeen Queen's Niece
Nocebo Mlambo
Nocebo Mlambo
as Aunt
Walter Matemavi
Walter Matemavi
as Nephew
Clement Muchachi
Clement Muchachi
as Father
Ruth Chinamando
Ruth Chinamando
as Mother
Basil Chidyamathamba
Basil Chidyamathamba
as Brother-in-Law
Marcy Mushore
Marcy Mushore
as Niece
Alton Kumalo
Alton Kumalo
as Speaker
Lawrence Simbarashe
Lawrence Simbarashe
as Informer
Carl Chase
Carl Chase
as Policeman
William Morgan Sheppard
William Morgan Sheppard
as Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Tichatonga Mazhindu
Tichatonga Mazhindu
as Dilima
Neil McPherson
Neil McPherson
as Lemick's Assistant
Claude Maredza
Claude Maredza
as 1st Rugby Player
Carlton Chance
Carlton Chance
as 2nd Rugby Player
Russell Keith Grant
Russell Keith Grant
as 2nd Security Guard
Munyaradzi Kanaventi
Munyaradzi Kanaventi
as Samora Biko
George Lovell
George Lovell
as Nkosinathi Biko
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Nel's Partner
Karen Drury
Karen Drury
as Young Secretary
Niven Boyd
Niven Boyd
as 1st Roadblock Policeman
Christopher Hurst
Christopher Hurst
as 3rd Roadblock Policeman
Dudley Dickin
Dudley Dickin
as Nationalist Party Delegate
David Trevena
David Trevena
as Mortician
Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips
as Speaker at Funeral
Fishoo Tembo
Fishoo Tembo
as Biko's Brother
Peggy Marsh
Peggy Marsh
as Helen Suzman
Gwyneth Strong
Gwyneth Strong
as Girl at Funeral
Paul Herzberg
Paul Herzberg
as Beukes
Robert MacNamara
Robert MacNamara
as Security Policeman
Hans Sittig
Hans Sittig
as Security Policeman
Kimpton Mativenga
Kimpton Mativenga
as Black Security Policeman
David Henry
David Henry
as Afrikaner Farmer
Michael Turner
Michael Turner
as Judge Boshoff
Mawa Makondo
Mawa Makondo
as Jason
Kalie Hanekom
Kalie Hanekom
as Magistrate Prins
Star Ncube
Star Ncube
as 1st Prisoner
David Guwaza
David Guwaza
as 2nd Prisoner
Tommy Buson
Tommy Buson
as Tami
Hilary Minster
Hilary Minster
as 1st Passport Control Officer
James Aubrey
James Aubrey
as 2nd Passport Control Officer
Peter Cary
Peter Cary
as White Frontier Policeman
Dominic Kanaventi
Dominic Kanaventi
as Black Frontier Policeman
Sam Mathambo
Sam Mathambo
as Lesotho Passport Officer
Walter Muparutsa
Walter Muparutsa
as Lesotho Businessman
Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney
as Lesotho Goverment Official
John Hartley
John Hartley
as 4th Passport Control Officer
Simon Shumba
Simon Shumba
as Young Lesotho Official
Marilyn Poole
Marilyn Poole
as Acting High Commissioner's Wife
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