Cry Freedom

film by Attenborough [1987]

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contribution by Mwangi
- In Meja Mwangi
  Mwangi wrote the screenplay for Cry Freedom (1981) and later served as an assistant director on Out of Africa (1985) and White Mischief (1987).
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life of Biko
- In Steve Biko
  …is portrayed in the film Cry Freedom (1987).
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Kline
- In Kevin Kline: Sophie’s Choice, A Fish Called Wanda, and The Ice Storm
  …Blue… (1986), and Richard Attenborough’s Cry Freedom (1987). Kline’s performance in the British-American heist comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988; with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis) netted him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.
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Washington
- In Denzel Washington: First years in Hollywood
  For the film Cry Freedom (1987), he portrayed South African activist Stephen Biko, and he received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. Two years later he won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as a formerly enslaved man fighting in the Union army…
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