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Selma

Year:

2015

Duration:

128 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Ava DuVernay

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 33 wins & 71 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2015-01-09

Filming Locations: Marietta, Georgia, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Opening Weekend: $11,307,394 (USA) (3 February 2015)

Gross: $49,550,204 (USA) (22 February 2015)

Cast

Actor

Character

Giovanni Ribisi

John Archer Lundgren

David Oyelowo

Martin Luther King Jr.

Carmen Ejogo

Coretta Scott King

Jim France

Gunnar Jahn

Trinity Simone

Girl #1

Mikeria Howard

Girl #2

Jordan Christina Rice

Girl #3

Ebony Billups

Girl #4

Nadej k Bailey

Girl #5

Elijah Oliver

Boy #1

Oprah Winfrey

Annie Lee Cooper

Clay Chappell

Registrar

Tom Wilkinson

President Lyndon B. Johnson

Haviland Stillwell

President's Secretary

André Holland

Andrew Young

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Bayard Rustin

Colman Domingo

Ralph Abernathy

Omar J. Dorsey

James Orange

Tessa Thompson

Diane Nash

Common

James Bevel

Lorraine Toussaint

Amelia Boynton

David Morizot

Assaulting White Man

David Dwyer

Chief Wilson Baker

E. Roger Mitchell

Frederick Reese

Dylan Baker

J. Edgar Hoover

Ledisi Anibade Young

Mahalia Jackson

Kent Faulcon

Sullivan Jackson

Merriwether Stormy

Jackson's Daughter

Niecy Nash

Richie Jean Jackson

Corey Reynolds

Rev. C.T. Vivian

Wendell Pierce

Rev. Hosea Williams

Stephan James

John Lewis

John Lavelle

Roy Reed

Trai Byers

James Forman

Keith Stanfield

Jimmie Lee Jackson

Henry G. Sanders

Cager Lee

Charity Jordan

Viola Lee Jackson

Stan Houston

Sheriff Jim Clark

Tim Roth

Gov. George Wallace

Greg Chandler Maness

Aide

Nigel Thatch

Malcolm X

Stephen Root

Colonel Al Lingo

Michael Papajohn

Major Cloud

Brian Kurlander

Voice on Recorder (voice)

Jeremy Strong

James Reeb

Elizabeth Diane Wells

Marie Reeb (as Elizabeth Wells Berkes)

Tara Ochs

Viola Liuzzo

David Silverman

Anthony Luizzo

Charles Saunders

Gerry

Dexter Tillis

Angry Marcher

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Fred Gray

Alessandro Nivola

John Doar

Michael Shikany

Archbishop Iakovos

Brandon O'Dell

Reeb's Companion

Dane Davenport

Klansman #1

Brandon Carroll

Klansman #2

Mark Cabus

State Attorney

Christine Horn

Female Marcher

Dan Triandiflou

ABC Journalist

Jody Thompson

White Marcher

Kenny Cooper

Black Marcher

Montrel Miller

Young Marcher

Charles Black

Elder Marcher

Zipporah Carter

Self Defense Trainee

Willean Lacy

Self Defense Trainee

Dawn Young-McDaniel

Volunteer Doctor (as Dawn Young)

Kathy Alderman

Angry white woman

Tim Battle

Dallas County Deputy

Scotty Bishop

Racist Spectator

Andrew Bleidner

LBJ'sMarine Guard / Ahite House Aide

Qualen Bradley

Male Marcher

Aaron Brewstar

Alabama state trooper / Selma Alabama police

Ronan Brookes

Montgomery Police Officer

Jeffery James Bucchino

Congressman

Christopher Anthony Carr

Racist Spectator /

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut

Church / Funeral Attendant

John Collier

Montgomery Police Officer

Clint Crane

National Guardsman

Shannon Edwards

Senator

Raven Ferguson

Female Marcher

Ryan Fontaine

National Guardsman

Samuel Lee Fudge

Young Marcher

J.J. Green

Marcher

AngelAnn Green-Orr

Church Attendant, Funeral Attendant, Diner student, speech attendant, Aid

Roger A. Harrison

Senator

Walter Hendrix III

AA eFx Marcher

Donald Horner

Court room attendant

Thomas Hughes

Deputized Klansman

Wayne Hughes

Vice President, Hubert Humphrey

Amy Elizabeth Jones

Marcher

Andrea Jones

Marcher

Thom McGlon

Sheriff Posseman

Kyle McMahon

Senator John J. Williams

John Merical

Reporter

Gordon Meyer

Deputy Sheriff

Joseph Oliveira

National Guardsman

Amahre Palmer

Civil Rights Activist

Todd Sassano

National Guardsman

Patti Schellhaas

Congressional Aide

Carol Anne Taylor

White Supporter / Singer

Jasmine Taylor

Female Marcher

Mike Taylor

Man on Street

Travis Turner

Press / Reporter

Earlene M. Vaughn

Marcher

Rachelle Wicker

Female Marcher

Harry Belafonte

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Knox Bentley

Triage Doctor (uncredited)

Judy McGee Burley

Marcher

Corey Champagne

Marcher

Marcus Chase

Husband Mahaia Jackson (uncredited)

Yamanee Coleman

Church Attendant / Funeral Attendant (uncredited)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.

Alabama State Trooper (uncredited)

Doris Dean

Racist White Spectator (uncredited)

Ken Dohse

Reporter /

John Fleischmann

Senator in U.S. Capitol Chamber (uncredited)

Fred Galle

Alabama State Attorney (uncredited)

Christine Hameed

Extra at Court House (uncredited)

Cassandra Hollis

Funeral Attendant (uncredited)

Charlandra L. Jacobs

Stand-in (uncredited)

King

SNCC Member (uncredited)

Cheri Marcelle

Triage Nurse (uncredited)

Jamall Rashaud McMillan

Demonstrator (uncredited)

Samuel Oden

Male Marcher

Sherod Ogletree

Church Member (uncredited)

Darla Pelton-Perez

On Looker (uncredited)

Martin Sheen

Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)

Wenzell Washington

Courthouse Marcher (uncredited)

Shakesha Williams

Marcher

Susan Willis

White On-looker (uncredited)

Jessica Yoshimura

Registered Nurse (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film has caused a minor controversy regarding its depiction of President Lyndon Johnson (Tom Wilkinson). Various historians, critics and journalists have disputed the film's depiction of Johnson as a reluctant supporter of Voting Rights and an opponent of the Selma March. By most accounts, Johnson was in fact a strong ally of the Civil Rights movement and supporter of the march, albeit with a good deal of pressure from Martin Luther King and other activists.

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Tim Roth who plays Alabama Governor George Wallace grew up during the Civil Rights Era and said he remembers George Wallace, being "amazed at what was coming out of his mouth" and thought of him as a "monster".

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Although she receives no screen writing credit, Ava DuVernay claimed to have done a 90% rewrite of Paul Webb's original script, including writing all of King's speeches.

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Goofs

Toward end of the movie, there is a white man sitting at a table smoking a cigarette. On the right-hand side of the table there is a plastic bottle of Fiji water.

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As the first march to Montgomery begins, an establishing shot shows a sign with an italicized "PEPSI" logo. That italicized logo style was not introduced by Pepsi until 1991.

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Dr. King is shown replacing a transparent plastic trash bin liner. In 1965, home garbage cans were lined with a paper shopping bag, if at all.

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Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr.: Our lives are not fully lived if we're not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson: And we shall overcome.

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Selma it is.

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Faq

Why is the movie titled Selma?

Theres a reason why Ava DuVernays film is called Selma and not King. Like Spielbergs Lincoln, Selma is as much about the procedures of political maneuvering, in-fighting and bargaining as it is about the chief orchestrator of the resulting deals. Selma affords Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the same human characteristics of humor, frustration and exhaustion that Lincoln provided its President. This relatable humanity elevates Kings actions and his efforts. It inspires by suggesting that the reverence for Dr. King was bestowed on a person no different than any of us. If he can provoke change, we have no excuse not to as well.

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