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Selma (2014)

One dream can change the world.

  • History
  • Drama

"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.

Rating
7.4 / 10 (2,387 votes)
Release date
December 25, 2014
Runtime
2h 08m
Language
English
Director
Ava DuVernay
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • David OyelowoDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Carmen EjogoCoretta Scott King
  • Tom WilkinsonPresident Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Giovanni RibisiLee White
  • Tim RothGov. George Wallace
  • André HollandAndrew Young
  • Colman DomingoRalph Abernathy
  • CommonJames Bevel
  • Stephan JamesJohn Lewis
  • Omar J. DorseyJames Orange
  • LaKeith StanfieldJimmie Lee Jackson
  • Oprah WinfreyAnnie Lee Cooper

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