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Cry Freedom

1987, Movie, PG, 154 mins

Cry Freedom: Cast & Details

Year: 1987
Rated PG
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: U.K.
Running Time: 154
Format: Color
Genre(s): Biography
Production Co(s).: Universal
Released By: Universal

Award(s)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Supporting Actor - Denzel Washington
Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Score - George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Song - "Cry Freedom"; George Fenton (Music & Lyrics), Jonas Gwangwa (Music & Lyrics)

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

Credits
Richard Attenborough: Director
John Briley: Writer - based on the books Biko and Asking for Trouble by Donald Woods
Donald Woods: Source
John Briley: Producer
Norman Spencer: Producer
Richard Attenborough: Producer
Terence Clegg: Exec. Producer
Norman Spencer: Co-Producer
John Briley: Co-Producer
Ronnie Taylor: Cinematographer - Panavision
Lesley Walker: Editor
Jonas Gwangwa: Musical Composer
George Fenton: Musical Composer
Stuart Craig: Production Designer
George Richardson: Art Director
Norman Dorme: Art Director
John King: Art Director
Michael Seirton: Set Decorator
John Mollo: Costumes
David Harris: Special Effects
George Fenton: Music Director
Jonas Gwangwa: Music/Lyrics Composer
George Fenton: Music/Lyrics Composer
Wally Schneiderman: Make Up
Peter Brace: Stunts
Wendy Woods: Technical Advisor
Donald Woods: Technical Advisor