Cry Freedom (1987)

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NR | 2 hr 37 mins | Drama, Biopic | Released: 11/6/1987 |Box Office Total: $4.9M

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Synopsis:

The true story of murdered, black, South African, "Black Consciousness Movement" activist Stephen Biko, and his friendship with the white, South African newspaper editor Donald Woods.

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Theatrical Release
11/6/1987

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Richard Attenborough	Director
Peter McDonald	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Kevin Kline	Donald Woods
Denzel Washington	Stephen Biko
Penelope Wilton	Wendy Woods
Alec McCowen	Acting High Commissioner
Julian Glover	Don Card
Zakes Mokae	Father Kani
John Hargreaves	Bruce
Juanita Waterman	Ntsiki Biko
Munyaradzi Kanaventi	Samora Biko
George Lovell	Nkosinathi Biko
Kate Hardie	Jane Woods
Graeme Taylor	Dillon Woods
Adam Stuart Walker	Duncan Woods
Hamish Stuart Walker	Gavin Woods
Spring Stuart Walker	Mary Woods
Sophie Mgcina	Evalina
Kevin McNally	Ken
Albert Ndinda	Alec
Ian Richardson	State Prosecutor
Josette Simon	Dr Ramphele
John Thaw	Kruger
Jim Findlay	Peter Jones
Timothy West	Captain DeWet
Louis Mahoney	Lesotho Government Official
Wabei Siyolwe	Tenjy
John Matshikiza	Mapetla
Evelyn Sithole	Nurse at Clinic
Xoliswa Sithole	Nurse at Clinic
James Coine	Young Boy
Andrew Whaley	Sub-Editor
Shelley Borkum	Woods' 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
Alton Kumalo	Speaker
Lawrence Simbarashe	Informer
Carl Chase	Policeman
W Morgan Sheppard	Policeman
Tichatonga Mazhindu	Dilima
Miles Anderson	Lemick
Neil McPherson	Lemick's Assistant
Hepburn Graham	Soga
Claude Maredza	1st Rugby Player
Carlton Chance	2nd Rugby Player
Glen Murphy	1st Security Guard
Russell Keith Grant	2nd Security Guard
Andrew McCulloch	Policeman Nel
Graham Fletcher Cook	Nel's Partner
Karen Drury	Young Secretary
Niven Boyd	1st Roadblock Policeman
Tony Vogel	2nd Roadblock Policeman
Christopher Hurst	3rd Roadblock Policeman
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
Gwyneth Strong	Girl at Funeral
Philip Bretherton	Major Boshoff
Paul Herzberg	Beukes
Robert MacNamara	Security Policeman
Hans Sittig	Security Policeman
Kimpton Mativenga	Black Security Policeman
David Henry	Afrikaner Farmer
Michael Turner	Judge Boshoff
Mawa Makondo	Jason
Kalie Hanekom	Magistrate Prins
Paul Jerricho	Sergeant Louw
Star Ncubem	1st Prisoner
David Guwaza	2nd Prisoner
Tommy Buson	Tami
Joseph Marcell	Moses
Hilary Minster	1st Passport Control Officer
James Aubrey	2nd Passport Control Officer
Peter Cary	White Frontier Policeman
Dominic Kanaventi	Black Frontier Policeman
Sam Mathambo	Lesotho Passport Officer
Walter Muparutsa	Lesotho Businessman
Judy Cornwell	Receptionist
Gwen Watford	Wendy's Mother
John Paul	Wendy's Stepfather
Michael Graham Cox	3rd Passport Control Officer
John Hartley	4th Passport Control Officer
Simon Shumba	Young Lesotho Official
Garrick Hagon	Moelrea
Nick Tate	Richie
Marilyn Poole	Acting High Commissioner's Wife
William Marlowe	Police Captain at Soweto
Production Credits	Credit
Terence Clegg	Executive Producer
John Briley	Co-Producer
Richard Attenborough	Producer
Norman Spencer	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Goldcrest Film Finance	Production Company
Marble Arch Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MCA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Harare, Epworth, Gweru, Mutare, the Zambezi River, the Macheke River, and Chitungwiza in Zimbabwe
Mombasa, Kenya
Lee International Studios in Shepperton and Twickenham Studios in Middlesex, England
Writer	Credit
John Briley	Screenplay
Donald Woods	Book as Source Material - from books
Accounting	Credit
Christine Samways	Accountant - deputy accountant
Betty Williams	Accountant - studio accountant
Michael Widd	Accountant - location accountant
Craig Barwick	Accountant - accountant 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Baker Rooke	Accountant - production company accountant
Art Department	Credit
Stuart Craig	Production Designer
Tony Wright	Art Department - sketch artist
Gavin Bocquet	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Michael Seirton	Set Decorator
Norman Dorme	Art Director - art direction supervisor
George Richardson	Art Director - art direction supervisor
John King	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Susie Figgis	Casting
Andrew Whaley	Casting
Liz James	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Eddie Collins	Camera Operator
Frank Connor	Photography - stills
Richard Tindall	Camera Trainee - camera operator trainee
Adam Cooper	Camera - clapper loader 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Ronnie Taylor	Director of Photography
John J Campbell	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Simon Mein	Photography - stills
Peter McDonald	Director of Photography - director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Judy Boulting	Photography - special photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Isobel Griffiths	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Jonas Gwangwa	Music Performer
George Fenton	Music - music director
George Fenton	Music Arranger
Peter Whitehouse	Orchestrations
George Fenton	Music
Ken Freeman	Music Performer - synthezisers
Jonas Gwangwa	Music
Thuli Dumakude	Music Performer
Nicola Emmanuel	Music Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Peter Brace	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Rory Kilalea	Location Manager
Gerry Levy	Production Manager
Nandi Bowe	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Nikki Clapp	Script Supervisor
Judy Thornton	Production Coordinator
David Tomblin	Assistant Director
Annie Wotton	Continuity - continuity 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Steve Chigorimbo	Assistant Director - co-1st assistant director
Allan James	Production Manager
Roy Button	Assistant Director
Patrick Kinney	Assistant Di