The Long Walk Home backdrop

The Long Walk Home 1990 Directed by Richard Pearce

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Gneres Drama , History
Release Date 21 December 1990
97 mins
Cast
Sissy Spacek Miriam Thompson
Whoopi Goldberg Odessa Cotter
Dwight Schultz Norman Thompson
Ving Rhames Herbert Cotter
Dylan Baker Tunker Thompson
Erika Alexander Selma Cotter
Lexi Randall Mary Catherine
Richard Habersham Theodore Cotter
Jason Weaver Franklin Cotter
Crystal Robbins Sara Thompson
Cherene Snow Claudia
Dan Butler Charlie
Schuyler Fisk Judy (Girl at Oak Park)
Nancy Moore Atchison Anne (Girl at Oak Park)
Haynes Brooke Policeman at Oak Park
Charles Hubbard Mr. Cooper
Harriet Sumner Mrs. Cooper
Gleaves Azar Grandma Thompson
Jim Haffey Bus Driver
Stacy Fleming Tall Boy
Jay Reed Boy #3
Afemo Omilami Taxi Driver
Lynne Pickering Laura Ann
Fairley McDonald Jeff Sewell
Graham Timbes Clyde Sellers
Norman Matlock Preacher
Dorrell Dorsey Woman in Church
Bobby Howard Clipboard Man
Cynthia B. Wilson Black Maid
Dan Jenkins Auburn Fan #1
Katherine Conely Mrs. Midgley
Kevin Thigpen Worker #1
Everett McCorvey Church Speaker
T. Clifford Bibb Choir Leader
David E. McCorvey Older Black Man
Carl Stephens Newscaster
Perry Carter Sammy Chancelor
Troy La Don Pate Party Guest
Michael Sansom Angry Man (Eugene)
Dorothy Love Coates Lead Singer at Car Lot
Christine Windham Singer #1 at Car Lot
Gladys Bozwell Singer at Car Lot
Betty Jean Washington Singer at Car Lot
Minnie Stringer Singer at Car Lot
Callie Graham Singer at Car Lot
Lillian Luddington Singer at Car Lot
Fidella Earls Singer at Car Lot
Cynthia King Singer at Car Lot
Mary Steenburgen Narrator (voice)