Cry, the Beloved Country Blu-ray
HomeCry, the Beloved Country Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2023 05:19 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Zoltan Korda's Cry, the Beloved Country (1951), starring Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey, and Geoffrey Keen. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 9.
In his last role on screen, the outstanding Canada Lee plays Kumalo, a hard up Zulu priest who journeys from a small village in rural South Africa to Johannesburg in search of his missing son. The findings of this good man come as blows one by one, first that his sister is a prostitute and then that his son has been arrested and sentenced to death for the shooting of an important white man.
Back in the village, Jarvis, a rich white farmer (Charles Carson), indifferent to the injustices imposed by the apartheid, hears of the murder of his son. Through this tragedy, Jarvis learns that his son was a great activist opposed to the oppression of Black South Africans and thus comes to have a new understanding of their struggles.
Adapted by Alan Paton from his renowned classic novel of the same name and directed by Zoltan Korda, this is the story of two men from very different backgrounds who are united through the tragic deaths of their sons and whose extension of the hand of friendship to one another eventually brings a hope of peace among the bitter turmoil of South African society.
Remarkably shot on location in South Africa by Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Krasker (THE THIRD MAN), CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY is a deeply poignant political drama documenting one of the most extreme racial injustices in modern history.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
In his last role on screen, the outstanding Canada Lee plays Kumalo, a hard up Zulu priest who journeys from a small village in rural South Africa to Johannesburg in search of his missing son. The findings of this good man come as blows one by one, first that his sister is a prostitute and then that his son has been arrested and sentenced to death for the shooting of an important white man.
Back in the village, Jarvis, a rich white farmer (Charles Carson), indifferent to the injustices imposed by the apartheid, hears of the murder of his son. Through this tragedy, Jarvis learns that his son was a great activist opposed to the oppression of Black South Africans and thus comes to have a new understanding of their struggles.
Adapted by Alan Paton from his renowned classic novel of the same name and directed by Zoltan Korda, this is the story of two men from very different backgrounds who are united through the tragic deaths of their sons and whose extension of the hand of friendship to one another eventually brings a hope of peace among the bitter turmoil of South African society.
Remarkably shot on location in South Africa by Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Krasker (THE THIRD MAN), CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY is a deeply poignant political drama documenting one of the most extreme racial injustices in modern history.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Canada Lee: An interview with Mona Z Smith
- An interview with Lionel Ngakane (1990)
- In Darkest Hollywood
- African Mirror footage of The World Premiere
- Africa: Alan Paton (1962)
- Behind the Scenes Stills gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
