Selma (2014)
Als am 17. Februar 1965 ein Schwarzer von der Polizei niedergeschossen wird und anschließend seinen Verletzungen erliegt, explodiert der Unmut über systematische Diskriminierungen. Bürgerrechtler Martin Luther King Jr. will das nicht hinnehmen und einen Protestmarsch von der Stadt Selma nach Montgomery organisieren. Doch sein Vorhaben wird erschwert: Präsident Lyndon B. Johnson ist nur schwer zu überzeugen und wiegelt mit dem Argument ab, dass das Problem der Schwarzen nicht so wichtig sei. Und George Wallace, Gouverneur von Alabama, geht sogar noch weiter und will alle Bemühungen von King und seinen Anhängern sabotieren. Zu allem Überfluss muss sich King auch noch privaten Problemen stellen, als plötzlich Anschuldigungen laut werden, er wäre seiner Frau untreu gewesen...
Regisseur: Ava DuVernay
David Oyelowo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Carmen Ejogo Coretta Scott King |
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Tom Wilkinson President Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Giovanni Ribisi Lee White |
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Tim Roth Gov. George Wallace |
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André Holland Andrew Young |
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Colman Domingo Ralph Abernathy |
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Common James Bevel |
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Stephan James John Lewis |
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Omar J. Dorsey James Orange |
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LaKeith Stanfield Jimmie Lee Jackson |
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Oprah Winfrey Annie Lee Cooper |
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Tessa Thompson Diane Nash |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Fred Gray |
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson Bayard Rustin |
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Kent Faulcon Sullivan Jackson |
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Lorraine Toussaint Amelia Boynton |
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Martin Sheen Frank Minis Johnson |
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Alessandro Nivola John Doar |
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David Dwyer Chief Wilson Baker |
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E. Roger Mitchell Frederick Reese |
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Dylan Baker J. Edgar Hoover |
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Ledisi Mahalia Jackson |
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Niecy Nash Richie Jean Jackson |
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Corey Reynolds Rev. C.T. Vivian |
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Wendell Pierce Rev. Hosea Williams |
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Charity Jordan Viola Lee Jackson |
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Nigel Thatch Malcolm X |
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Trai Byers James Forman |
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Stan Houston Sheriff Jim Clark |
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Jeremy Strong James Reeb |
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Tara Ochs Viola Liuzzo |
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Stephen Root Col. Al Lingo |
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Greg Maness Aide |
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Haviland Stillwell President's Secretary |
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Charles Black Elder Marcher |
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Jody Thompson White Marcher |
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Henry G. Sanders Cager Lee |
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Montrel Miller Young Marcher |
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Jim France Gunnar Jahn |
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Michael Papajohn Major Cloud |
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John Lavelle Roy Reed |
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Stormy Merriwether Jackson's Daughter |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Harry Belafonte Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Tony Bennett Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Production | Brad Pitt | Executive Producer |
Art | Mark Friedberg | Production Design |
Production | Oprah Winfrey | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ruth E. Carter | Costume Design |
Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
Production | Cameron McCracken | Executive Producer |
Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
Production | Dede Gardner | Producer |
Production | Christian Colson | Producer |
Crew | Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
Writing | Paul Webb | Writer |
Sound | Matthias Gohl | Orchestrator |
Sound | Matthias Gohl | Music Score Producer |
Directing | Ava DuVernay | Director |
Production | Ava DuVernay | Executive Producer |
Writing | Ava DuVernay | Writer |
Production | Jeremy Kleiner | Producer |
Art | Kim Jennings | Art Direction |
Camera | Bradford Young | Director of Photography |
Production | Paul Goodwin Garnes | Executive Producer |
Editing | Spencer Averick | Editor |
Production | Diarmuid McKeown | Executive Producer |
Camera | Atsushi Nishijima | Still Photographer |
Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Jo Pryor | Makeup Department Head |
Visual Effects | Dottie Starling | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Crew | Raven-Danielle Baker | Stunts |
Sound | Greg Hedgepath | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Bill R. Dean | Sound Effects Editor |
Production | Nan Morales | Executive Producer |
Sound | Paul Hackner | Sound Effects Editor |
Production | Nik Bower | Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Keitric Starks | Makeup Artist |
Art | Elizabeth Keenan | Set Decoration |
Art | Erin G. Fuller | Location Scout |
Costume & Make-Up | Kellie Robinson | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Jason Moran | Original Music Composer |
Production | Cynthia Stillwell | Casting Director |
Production | Jonathan Keith | Casting Director |
Crew | Karen Battiste | Stunts |
Crew | Riley Flanagan | Set Production Assistant |