Selma

Selma (2014)

One dream can change the world.

"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.

Date of release
2014-12-25
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (2379)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Ava DuVernay

Casting

  • David Oyelowo — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Carmen Ejogo — Coretta Scott King
  • Tom Wilkinson — President Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Giovanni Ribisi — Lee White
  • Tim Roth — Gov. George Wallace
  • André Holland — Andrew Young
  • Colman Domingo — Ralph Abernathy
  • Common — James Bevel
  • Stephan James — John Lewis
  • Omar J. Dorsey — James Orange
  • LaKeith Stanfield — Jimmie Lee Jackson
  • Oprah Winfrey — Annie Lee Cooper

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