Cry Freedom (1987)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Cry Freedom |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1988-03-11 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| Kevin Kline | Donald Woods | ||
| Penelope Wilton | Wendy Woods | ||
| Denzel Washington | Steve Biko | ||
| John Hargreaves | Bruce | ||
| Kevin McNally | Ken | ||
| Josette Simon | doktor Ramphele | ||
| Juanita Waterman | Ntsiki Biko | ||
| Alec McCowen | överkommisarien | ||
| Zakes Moke | fader Kani | ||
| Ian Richardson | statsåklagaren |
Companies
| Production Company | Marble Arch Productions | (för) | |
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| Universal Pictures | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | 1994 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 127243 |
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| Date | 1987-12-02 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 4314 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 (Panavision) |
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| Sound system | Dolby Stereo 04 |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Original work
| Original title | Biko (Book) | |
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| Author | Donald Woods |
| Original title | Asking for Trouble (Book) | |
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| Author | Donald Woods |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1988-03-11 | Röda Kvarn | Stockholm | Sweden | 158 min | |
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| 1988-03-11 | Aveny | Gothenburg | Sweden | 158 min | ||
| 1988-03-11 | Scania 1 | Malmö | Sweden | 158 min | ||
| TV showing | 1993-06-20 | TV3 | Sweden | |||
| 1997-03-01 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 1997-06-22 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2002-09-15 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2002-10-11 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-09-20 | SVT2 | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4306 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | SET |
| Slides | 13 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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