Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb and DuVernay.It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel,Hosea Williams, and Martin Luther King, Jr. of SCLC and John Lewis of SNCC. The film stars British actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and American rapper and actor Common as Bevel.
Category: Biography, Drama, History
Directed by: Ava DuVernay
Produced by: Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Written by: Paul Webb, Ava DuVernay
Music by: Jason Moran
Running time: 127 minutes
Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth
Budget: $20 million
Release dates: 9 January 2015 (USA)
Short Story:
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.
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