Movies
December, 1987
On the honors list of movies that really matter, reserve a top spot for Cry Freedom (Universal), from producer-director Richard Attenborough. Picking the right high-minded subject at the right time may be the secret of Attenborough's success. In another fruitful collaboration with writer John Briley, whose screenplay snagged one of Gandhi's eight Oscars, Sir Richard mounts an epic, enthralling adaptation of two books by Donald Woods about his dangerous friendship with Stephen Biko, a young Bantu...