A story of an incredible friendship.
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemplative.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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“Is Odessa Cotter the real protagonist?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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“Would The Long Walk Home hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1990?”
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Cast
- Sissy SpacekMiriam Thompson
- Whoopi GoldbergOdessa Cotter
- Dwight SchultzNorman Thompson
- Ving RhamesHerbert Cotter
- Dylan BakerTunker Thompson
- Erika AlexanderSelma Cotter
- Lexi RandallMary Catherine
- Richard HabershamTheodore Cotter
- Jason WeaverFranklin Cotter
- Crystal RobbinsSara Thompson
Crew
- Richard PearceDirector
- John CorkWriter
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Bill YahrausEditor
- Dave BellProducer
- Hawk KochProducer
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