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Cry Freedom

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South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Year
Box Office
$5,899,797
Production
Universal Pictures,Marble Arch Productions
Awards
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 16 nominations total
Josette Simon
Dr. Ramphele
John Matshikiza
Mapetla
Juanita Waterman
Ntsiki Biko
Nurse at Clinic
Nurse at Clinic
Young Boy
Kevin Kline
Donald Woods
Sub-Editor
Woods' Receptionist
Denzel Washington
Steve Biko
Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
Kate Hardie
Jane Woods
Dillon Woods
Duncan Woods
Peter Jones
Shebeen Queen
Shebeen Queen's Niece
Brother-in-Law
Speaker
Timothy West
Captain De Wet
Policeman
Zakes Mokae
Father Kani
John Thaw
Kruger
Lemick's Assistant
1st Rugby Player
2nd Rugby Player
Glen Murphy
1st Security Guard
2nd Security Guard
Nkosinathi Biko
Andrew McCulloch
Policeman Nel
Nel's Partner
Young Secretary
1st Roadblock Policeman
Tony Vogel
2nd Roadblock Policeman
3rd Roadblock Policeman
Gerald Sim
Police Doctor
Peter Cartwright
Senior Police Officer
Gary Whelan
Police Sergeant
Nationalist Party Delegate
Mortician
Badi Uzzaman
Mortician's Assistant
Robert Phillips
Speaker at Funeral
Biko's Brother
'Helen Suzman'
Gwyneth Strong
Girl at Funeral
Julian Glover
Don Card
Philip Bretherton
Major Boshoff
Paul Herzberg
Beukes
Security Policeman
Security Policeman
Black Security Policeman
Afrikaner Farmer
Judge Boshoff
Ian Richardson
State Prosecutor
Magistrate Prins
Sergeant Louw
1st Prisoner
2nd Prisoner
Hilary Minster
1st Passport Control Officer
James Aubrey
2nd Passport Control officer
White Frontier Policeman
Black Frontier Policeman
Lesotho Passport Officer
Lesotho Businessman
Judy Cornwell
Receptionist
Alec McCowen
Acting High Commissioner
Gwen Watford
Wendy's Mother
Wendy's Stepfather
Louis Mahoney
Lesotho Government Official
Michael Graham Cox
3rd Passport Control Officer
John Hartley
4th Passport Control Officer
Young Lesotho Official
Garrick Hagon
McElrea
Nick Tate
Richie
Acting High Commissioner's Wife
William Marlowe
Police Captain at Soweto
Prisoner

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South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.

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Director: Richard Attenborough
Writer: Donald Woods, John Briley
Production: Universal Pictures,Marble Arch Productions
Year: 1987
MetaScore: 59/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $5,899,797
Released: 06 Nov 1987
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 16 nominations total
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