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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([4] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Stephen Kumalo, a black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shanty towns of Johannesburg for his son, Absalom. But Kumalo's unwavering faith is put to the test when he finds Absalom in jail facing a capital murder charge. Courage, dignity and sacrifice fall prey to the whirlwind of racist hypocrisy and hollow justice in Absalom's trial. Absalom's reunion and reconciliation with this father, his jailhouse marriage to his pregnant sweetheart, and his heroic determination to tell the truth set the stage for a tragic climax.
Features the songs: The hills of Ixopo ; Thousands of miles ; Train to Johannesburg ; Search ; The little gray house ; Who'll buy? ; Trouble man ; Murder in Parkwold ; Fear ; Lost in the stars ; Wild justice ; O Tixo, Tixo, help me ; Stay well ; Cry, the beloved country ; Big mole ; Chapel scene ; A bird of passage ; Four o'clock.
Based on the novel: Cry, the beloved country / by Alan Paton.
Aspect ratio 1.85:1 (letterboxed); enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
Special features: Theatrical trailer -- "Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson and Lost in the stars," an essay by Michael Feingold, Chief Theater Critic, The village voice -- The AFT cinebill for Lost in the stars -- An interview with Edie Landau, Executive in Charge, The American Film Theatre -- "Ely Landau : in front of the camera" AFT promotional reel (1974) -- The American Film Theatre trailer gallery (includes a complete list of the AFT films) -- The American Film Theatre scrapbook.
Brock Peters (Stephen Kumalo), Melba Moore (Irina), Raymond St. Jacques (John Kumalo), Clifton Davis (Absalom), Paul Rogers (James Jarvis), Paula Kelly (Rose), Alan Weeks (Matthew), Paulene Myers (Grace), John Williams (Judge), Ivor Barry (Carmichael), Harvey Jason (Arthur Jarvis), Ji-Tu Cumbuka (Johannes), H.B. Barnum III (Alex), Myrna White (Linda), Bill Glover (Eland).
Directed by Daniel Mann ; produced by Ely Landau ; music by Kurt Weill ; book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson ; music supervised by Alex North ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; produced for DVD by Brian Shirey.