Selma

Dec 25, 2014

2h 8m

★ 7.4

One dream can change the world.

Overview

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Plan B Entertainment

Cloud Eight Films

Ingenious Media

Harpo Films

Selma Trailers

Cast

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

David Oyelowo

Coretta Scott King

Carmen Ejogo

President Lyndon B. Johnson

Tom Wilkinson

Lee White

Giovanni Ribisi

Gov. George Wallace

Tim Roth

Andrew Young

André Holland

Ralph Abernathy

Colman Domingo

James Bevel

Common

John Lewis

Stephan James

James Orange

Omar J. Dorsey

Jimmie Lee Jackson

LaKeith Stanfield

Annie Lee Cooper

Oprah Winfrey

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