The Long Walk Home (1990)
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.
Director: Richard Pearce
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Sissy Spacek as Miriam Thompson |
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Whoopi Goldberg as Odessa Cotter |
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Dwight Schultz as Norman Thompson |
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Ving Rhames as Herbert Cotter |
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Dylan Baker as Tunker Thompson |
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Erika Alexander as Selma Cotter |
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Lexi Randall as Mary Catherine |
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Richard Habersham as Theodore Cotter |
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Jason Weaver as Franklin Cotter |
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Crystal Robbins as Sara Thompson |
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Cherene Snow as Claudia |
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Chelcie Ross as Martin |
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Dan Butler as Charlie |
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Philip Sterling as Winston |
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Schuyler Fisk as Judy (Girl at Oak Park) |
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Nancy Moore Atchison as Anne (Girl at Oak Park) |
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Haynes Brooke as Policeman at Oak Park |
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Jim Aycock as Roger |
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Rebecca Wackler as Lucille |
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Charles Hubbard as Mr. Cooper |
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Harriet Sumner as Mrs. Cooper |
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Gleaves Azar as Grandma Thompson |
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Jim Haffey as Bus Driver |
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Stacy Fleming as Tall Boy |
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Jefferson Taffet as Boy #2 |
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Jay Reed as Boy #3 |
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Afemo Omilami as Taxi Driver |
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Debbie Hackett as Betsy |
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Lynne Pickering as Laura Ann |
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Fairley McDonald as Jeff Sewell |
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Graham Timbes as Clyde Sellers |
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Norman Matlock as Preacher |
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Dorrell Dorsey as Woman in Church |
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Bobby Howard as Clipboard Man |
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Cynthia B. Wilson as Black Maid |
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Dan Jenkins as Auburn Fan #1 |
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Katherine Conely as Mrs. Midgley |
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Sherwood 'Ric' Pearson as George Millo |
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Kevin Thigpen as Worker #1 |
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Everett McCorvey as Church Speaker |
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T. Clifford Bibb as Choir Leader |
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A. Bernard Sneed as Organist |
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David E. McCorvey as Older Black Man |
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Carl Stephens as Newscaster |
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Perry Carter as Sammy Chancelor |
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Henry Marcus Jr. as Cliff |
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Troy La Don Pate as Party Guest |
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Michael Sansom as Angry Man (Eugene) |
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Dorothy Love Coates as Lead Singer at Car Lot |
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Christine Windham as Singer #1 at Car Lot |
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Gladys Bozwell as Singer at Car Lot |
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Betty Jean Washington as Singer at Car Lot |
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Minnie Stringer as Singer at Car Lot |
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Callie Graham as Singer at Car Lot |
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Lillian Luddington as Singer at Car Lot |
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Fidella Earls as Singer at Car Lot |
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Cynthia King as Singer at Car Lot |
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Mary Steenburgen as Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Richard Pearce | Director |
| Writing | John Cork | Writer |
| Production | Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dave Bell | Producer |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hawk Koch | Producer |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Bill Yahraus | Editor |
| Production | Jo Doster | Casting |
| Production | Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Art | Blake Russell | Production Design |
| Art | Margery Z. Gabrielson | Art Direction |
| Art | Gretchen Rau | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shay Cunliffe | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marietta Carter-Narcisse | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Coree Lear | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan 'Star' Orr | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia L. Walker | Key Hair Stylist |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Al Wyatt Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Henry De Bardeleben | Grip |
| Sound | Hamilton Sterling | Sound Effects Editor |