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Cry Freedom is a 1987 epic biographical drama film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough, set in late-1970s apartheid-era South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods .
Pages in category "Films with screenplays by John Briley" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Richard John Briley [1] [2] (June 25, 1925 [1] [2] [3] – December 14, 2019) was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films. He won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for Gandhi (1982). [1] [4] As well as film scripts, he wrote for television and theatre, and published several novels. [1]
It was written by the liberal white South African journalist Donald Woods, a personal friend of Biko. [1] It was the inspiration for the 1987 film Cry Freedom . Summary
Woods was born at Hobeni, Cape Province, where his family had lived for five generations.His ancestors arrived in South Africa with the 1820 Settlers.Woods was born and raised in what has since become the Eastern Cape province, as were both of his parents, all four of his grandparents, all eight of his great grandparents and all sixteen of his great, great grandparents.
As National Party candidate, he became a member of the House of Assembly in the South African parliament from 1966. [4] In 1972, Kruger was made a deputy cabinet minister in the police, health and welfare portfolio. [4] In 1974 he was upgraded to a full minister for the police, prisons and justice portfolio. [4]
Wendy Heather Woods (née Bruce; 5 February 1941 – 19 May 2013) was a South African educator and anti-apartheid activist. Woods worked with her husband, journalist Donald Woods, on anti-apartheid activities and both fled into exile to the United Kingdom in 1977.
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