Selma backdrop

Selma 2014 Directed by Ava DuVernay

One dream can change the world.

"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.

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $66,787,908
Release Date 25 December 2014
127 mins
Cast
David Oyelowo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Carmen Ejogo Coretta Scott King
Tom Wilkinson President Lyndon B. Johnson
Giovanni Ribisi Lee White
Tim Roth Gov. George Wallace
André Holland Andrew Young
Colman Domingo Ralph Abernathy
Common James Bevel
Stephan James John Lewis
Omar J. Dorsey James Orange
LaKeith Stanfield Jimmie Lee Jackson
Oprah Winfrey Annie Lee Cooper
Tessa Thompson Diane Nash
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Bayard Rustin
Kent Faulcon Sullivan Jackson
Lorraine Toussaint Amelia Boynton
David Dwyer Chief Wilson Baker
E. Roger Mitchell Frederick Reese
Dylan Baker J. Edgar Hoover
Ledisi Mahalia Jackson
Niecy Nash-Betts Richie Jean Jackson
Corey Reynolds Rev. C.T. Vivian
Wendell Pierce Rev. Hosea Williams
Charity Jordan Viola Lee Jackson
Nigel Thatch Malcolm X
Trai Byers James Forman
Stan Houston Sheriff Jim Clark
Jeremy Strong James Reeb
Tara Ochs Viola Liuzzo
Stephen Root Col. Al Lingo
Haviland Stillwell President's Secretary
Charles Black Elder Marcher
Jody Thompson White Marcher
Montrel Miller Young Marcher
Jim France Gunnar Jahn
Michael Papajohn Major Cloud
John Lavelle Roy Reed
Stormy Merriwether Jackson's Daughter
Martin Sheen Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)