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Selma
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*Selma* is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay. The cast includes David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, and Common, portraying characters such as Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Annie Lee Cooper, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Jason Moran composed the score, while Bradford Young served as director of photography. The film was produced by Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Oprah Winfrey, with DuVernay also serving as an executive producer.
The production originated in the United States and the United Kingdom, with filming taking place in Atlanta, Alabama, and Georgia. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format. The film has a runtime of 127 or 128 minutes and was released on December 25, 2014. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Review scores include 8.5/10, 99%, and 79/100, with an IMDb rating of 7.5 based on 99,282 votes. The film has a budget of 20,000,000 and generated revenue of 66,787,908. Its tagline is "One dream can change the world."
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Film · TMDB
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.
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
Themes
- alabama
- civil rights
- martin luther king
- based on true story
- president
- protest march
- woman director
- selma
- 1960s
- african american history
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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
- France United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $67.8 million
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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
- Alabama
- Filming location
- Georgia
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 583944
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bloody Sunday-Alabama police attack.jpeg
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- title
- Selma
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Ava DuVernay
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Selma
- review score
- 79/100
- characters
- Frank Minis Johnson
- set during recurring event
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- publication date
- 2015-02-19
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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