The Long Walk Home
A story of an incredible friendship.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1990-12-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
139
Vote Average
7.622
Sissy Spacek
Miriam Thompson
Whoopi Goldberg
Odessa Cotter
Dwight Schultz
Norman Thompson
Ving Rhames
Herbert Cotter
Dylan Baker
Tunker Thompson
Erika Alexander
Selma Cotter
Lexi Randall
Mary Catherine
Richard Habersham
Theodore Cotter
Jason Weaver
Franklin Cotter
Crystal Robbins
Sara Thompson
Cherene Snow
Claudia
Chelcie Ross
Martin
Dan Butler
Charlie
Philip Sterling
Winston
Schuyler Fisk
Judy (Girl at Oak Park)
Nancy Moore Atchison
Anne (Girl at Oak Park)
Haynes Brooke
Policeman at Oak Park
Jim Aycock
Roger
Rebecca Wackler
Lucille
Charles Hubbard
Mr. Cooper
Harriet Sumner
Mrs. Cooper
Gleaves Azar
Grandma Thompson
Jim Haffey
Bus Driver
Stacy Fleming
Tall Boy
Jefferson Taffet
Boy #2
Jay Reed
Boy #3
Afemo Omilami
Taxi Driver
Debbie Hackett
Betsy
Lynne Pickering
Laura Ann
Fairley McDonald
Jeff Sewell
Graham Timbes
Clyde Sellers
Norman Matlock
Preacher
Dorrell Dorsey
Woman in Church
Bobby Howard
Clipboard Man
Cynthia B. Wilson
Black Maid
Dan Jenkins
Auburn Fan #1
Katherine Conely
Mrs. Midgley
Sherwood 'Ric' Pearson
George Millo
Kevin Thigpen
Worker #1
Everett McCorvey
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T. Clifford Bibb
Choir Leader
A. Bernard Sneed
Organist
David E. McCorvey
Older Black Man
Carl Stephens
Newscaster
Perry Carter
Sammy Chancelor
Henry Marcus Jr.
Cliff
Troy La Don Pate
Party Guest
Michael Sansom
Angry Man (Eugene)
Dorothy Love Coates
Lead Singer at Car Lot
Christine Windham
Singer #1 at Car Lot
Gladys Bozwell
Singer at Car Lot
Betty Jean Washington
Singer at Car Lot
Minnie Stringer
Singer at Car Lot
Callie Graham
Singer at Car Lot
Lillian Luddington
Singer at Car Lot
Fidella Earls
Singer at Car Lot
Cynthia King
Singer at Car Lot
Mary Steenburgen
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