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The Long Walk Home

Synopsis:

The Long Walk Home is a recreation of a troubled era in American history. The time is 1955; the place, Montgomery, Alabama. When Rosa Parks, an African American woman, is arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, it is the first volley in the great Bus Boycott, organized by Dr. Martin Luther King in order to desegregate the Birmingham transportation system. The boycott is a decided inconvenience for Miriam Thompson (Sissy Spacek), a well-to-do white woman. Now, Miriam must drive to the black section of town to pick up her maid Odessa Cotter (Whoopi Goldberg) and bring her to work.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Richard Pearce
  • Studio: Miramax, New Visions
  • Year: 1989
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: Montgomery, AL
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama, Historical Film
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1990 12 21 (USA)

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