The Long Walk Home
A story of an incredible friendship.
1990 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Richard Pearce |
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| Writer: | John Cork |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 1990 |
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| Director: | Richard Pearce |
| Writer: | John Cork |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | civil rights, racial segregation, racism, 1950s, segregation, african american history, american history, boycott |
| Production Companies | New Visions Pictures, Dave Bell Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | Church Speaker |
| 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 | Narrator (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Pearce | Director |
| Bill Yahraus | Editor |
| Hamilton Sterling | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jo Doster | Casting |
| Blake Russell | Production Design |
| Gretchen Rau | Set Decoration |
| Marietta Carter-Narcisse | Makeup Artist |
| Susan 'Star' Orr | Hairstylist |
| Henry De Bardeleben | Grip |
| Margery Z. Gabrielson | Art Direction |
| Shay Cunliffe | Costume Design |
| Coree Lear | Makeup Artist |
| Julia L. Walker | Key Hair Stylist |
| Al Wyatt Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Cork | Writer |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins | Associate Producer |
| Stuart Benjamin | Executive Producer |
| Dave Bell | Producer |
| Taylor Hackford | Executive Producer |
| Hawk Koch | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominated |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
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