Drama ·History · United States of America · 1990 · 1h 37m

The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home poster
Director
Richard Pearce
Cast
Sissy Spacek as Miriam Thompson Whoopi Goldberg as Odessa Cotter Dwight Schultz as Norman Thompson Ving Rhames as Herbert Cotter Dylan Baker as Tunker Thompson Erika Alexander as Selma Cotter
Crew
Roger Deakins — Director of Photography Bill Yahraus — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer John Cork — Writer Dave Bell — Producer Hawk Koch — Producer
Tagline

A story of an incredible friendship.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Long Walk Home — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
civil rightsracial segregationracism1950ssegregationafrican american historyamerican historyboycott
Key Collaborators
Richard Pearce Director Roger Deakins Director of Photography Bill Yahraus Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer John Cork Writer Dave Bell Producer Hawk Koch Producer Blake Russell Production Design Shay Cunliffe Costume Design
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