The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Zoltan KordaDirector
- Alan PatonWriter
- John Howard LawsonWriter
- Raymond Gallois-MontbrunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Canada LeeStephen Kumalo
- Charles CarsonJames Jarvis
- Sidney PoitierReverend Msimangu
- Joyce CareyMargaret Jarvis
- Geoffrey KeenFather Vincent
- Vivien ClintonMary
- Michael GoodliffeMartens
- Albertina TembaMrs. Kumalo
- Edric ConnorJohn Kumalo
- Lionel NgakaneAbsolom Kumalo
- Charles McRaeSibeko
- Bruce Meredith SmithCaptain Jaarsveldt
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookministersouth africaapartheidjohannesburg, south africamissing person