Selma
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7.4"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.
Released: 2014-12-25128 minDir: Ava DuVernayHistory, Drama
Cast
- David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King
- Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Giovanni Ribisi as Lee White
- Tim Roth as Gov. George Wallace
- André Holland as Andrew Young
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ava DuVernay
- Written by
- Paul Webb
- Produced by
- Christian Colson Oprah Winfrey Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner
- Starring
- David Oyelowo Tom Wilkinson Tim Roth Carmen Ejogo Common Giovanni Ribisi Alessandro Nivola Cuba Gooding Jr. Oprah Winfrey
- Cinematography
- Bradford Young
- Edited by
- Spencer Averick
- Music by
- Jason Moran
- Production companies
- Pathé Cloud Eight Films Plan B Entertainment Harpo Films Ingenious Media Redgill Selma Productions
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom) Pathé Distribution (France)
- Release dates
- November 11, 2014 ( 2014-11-11 ) ( AFI Fest ) December 25, 2014 ( 2014-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 128 minutes
- Countries
Key dates
- Published
- 19 February 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ava DuVernay
- Composer
- Jason Moran
- Producer
- Oprah Winfrey
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Bradford Young
- Narrative location
Article
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, Common as James Bevel, with Giovanni Ribisi as Lee C. White, Alessandro Nivola as John Doar, Cuba Gooding Jr. as Fred Gray and Oprah Winfrey as Annie Lee Cooper.
Selma premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, began a limited US release on December 25, 2014, and expanded into wide theatrical release on January 9, 2015, two months before the 50th anniversary of the march. The film was re-released on March 20, 2015, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historical march.