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About
In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg.
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Jan 23, 1952
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London Films Productions
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Cast
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Canada Lee
Stephen Kumalo
C
Charles Carson
James Jarvis
S
Sidney Poitier
Reverend Msimangu
J
Joyce Carey
Margaret Jarvis
G
Geoffrey Keen
Father Vincent
M
Michael Goodliffe
Martens
E
Edric Connor
John Kumalo
L
Lionel Ngakane
Absolom Kumalo
B
Bruce Anderson
Frank Smith
J
John Arnatt
Prison Warden (uncredited)
C
Clement McCallin
First Reporter (uncredited)
M
Michael Golden
Second Reporter (uncredited)
S
Scott Harrold
Police Superintendent (uncredited)
B
Bari Jonson
Accused Man (uncredited)
S
Stanley Van Beers
Judge (uncredited)
