A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 58 wins & 91 nominations total
- Girl #5
- (as Nadej Bailey)
- James Orange
- (as Omar Dorsey)
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- Writer
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- TriviaThe explosion in the opening scene is the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which occurred in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. The 4 young girls killed in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley.
- GoofsWhen MLK meets with LBJ in the Oval Office, Johnson is seated at the Resolute Desk. When Lyndon B. Johnson took office in 1963, he found he was too large for the desk, and commissioned a plainer replacement which was built by the Senate cabinet shop.
- Quotes
Martin Luther King Jr.: [somberly yet passionately speaking to church congregation at a funeral] Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? Every white lawman who abuses the law to terrorize. Every white politician who feeds on prejudice and hatred. Every white preacher who preaches the Bible and stays silent before his white congregation. Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? Every Negro man and woman who stands by without joining this fight as their brothers and sisters are brutalized, humiliated, and ripped from this Earth.
- Crazy creditsMartin Sheen is not listed in the credits.
- SoundtracksOne Morning Soon
Written by Traditional
Performed by Joyce Collins & Johnita Collins
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As for the story, yes, it was not "historicly accurate," but it flowed well and Ava DuVernay and Paul Webb did a wonderful job of making it family friendly, which is very hard to do with such a sensitive subject. I would compare it to Disney's "Remember The Titans" on how they changed the story to make it more entertaining and also family friendly.
Overall, I would highly recommend this movie. It did a great job of showing me a bit of the past that was before my time and I am grateful for that experience.
- LexLodon
- Jan 7, 2015
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- Also known as
- Selma: El poder de un sueño
- Filming locations
- Selma, Alabama, USA(foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge - scene of Bloody Sunday)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,076,908
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $571,450
- Dec 28, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $67,782,762
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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