Movie Background

Selma

Selma, Alabama—an emblem of the South’s harsh segregation—sets the stage for a pivotal march that ends in violence, triggering a renowned address by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately leads to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Director(s)

Ava DuVernay

Cast & Crew

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

President Lyndon B. Johnson

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

J. Edgar Hoover

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Col. Al Lingo

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Ralph Abernathy

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

James Reeb

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)

Kent Faulcon

Kent Faulcon

Sullivan Jackson

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Gov. George Wallace

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Rev. Hosea Williams

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Amelia Boynton

Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn

Major Cloud

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Lee White

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Coretta Scott King

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Annie Lee Cooper

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Fred Gray

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Bayard Rustin

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Jimmie Lee Jackson

Common

Common

James Bevel

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

John Doar

Charles Black

Charles Black

Elder Marcher

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

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Niecy Nash

Niecy Nash

Richie Jean Jackson

Stephan James

Stephan James

John Lewis

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Cager Lee

David Dwyer

David Dwyer

Chief Wilson Baker

E. Roger Mitchell

E. Roger Mitchell

Frederick Reese

Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds

Rev. C.T. Vivian

John Lavelle

John Lavelle

Roy Reed

Omar J. Dorsey

Omar J. Dorsey

James Orange

Tara Ochs

Tara Ochs

Viola Liuzzo

Haviland Stillwell

Haviland Stillwell

President's Secretary

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Diane Nash

André Holland

André Holland

Andrew Young

Greg Maness

Greg Maness

Aide

Jody Thompson

Jody Thompson

White Marcher

Jim France

Jim France

Gunnar Jahn

Charity Jordan

Charity Jordan

Viola Lee Jackson

Ledisi

Ledisi

Mahalia Jackson

Nigel Thatch

Nigel Thatch

Malcolm X

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

James Forman

Stan Houston

Stan Houston

Sheriff Jim Clark

Montrel Miller

Montrel Miller

Young Marcher

Stormy Merriwether

Stormy Merriwether

Jackson's Daughter

Details

GenresHistory, Drama
Runtime2h 8 mins
Released on25 Dec 2014
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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Reviews

Martha

1/10

I put off watching this movie because I am from Selma Alabama and I grew up there. Being from a town that was the heart of the Civil Rights Movement is hard growing up as a poor white girl because some of the black people in that town hold the racism against every white person and do to this day. I've never been one to be prejudice, but some of the people in that town really are and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that Selma was the turning point for all of Civil Rights. I left Selma and I can't say that was a bad thing. I had researched the March as a teen because I wasn't old enough to be there or wasnt even born yet, and I know for a fact they left out a lot of key elements in that movie that they didn't want you to see so I cannot give this a decent rating higher than a 1 because there's quite a few things omitted for the public not to see. The actors were very well casted and the backdrop made me proud to see my hometown shown so beautifully. Still I can't give this anything but one star due to the omitting of certain aspects of the story which are HISTORY and should not have been left out.

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