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The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

A story of an incredible friendship.

19907.61h 37m

Overview

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.

Directed by Richard Pearce
Written by John Cork
Produced by Dave Bell, Hawk Koch
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Top Cast

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Miriam Thompson

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Odessa Cotter

Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz

Norman Thompson

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Herbert Cotter

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Tunker Thompson

Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

Selma Cotter

Lexi Randall

Lexi Randall

Mary Catherine

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Richard Habersham

Theodore Cotter

Jason Weaver

Jason Weaver

Franklin Cotter

C

Crystal Robbins

Sara Thompson

Themes & Keywords

civil rightsracial segregationracism1950ssegregationafrican american historyamerican historyboycott

About The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home is a drama, history film released in 1990 exploring themes of civil rights, racial segregation, racism, 1950s, segregation, african american history. Directed by Richard Pearce, it stars Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz. Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.

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