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"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.

Date: 12/25/2014
Rating: 7.4
Cast: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, André Holland, Colman Domingo, Common, Stephan James, Omar J. Dorsey, LaKeith Stanfield, Oprah Winfrey, Tessa Thompson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Kent Faulcon, Lorraine Toussaint, Alessandro Nivola, David Dwyer, E. Roger Mitchell, Dylan Baker, Ledisi, Niecy Nash-Betts, Corey Reynolds, Wendell Pierce, Charity Jordan, Nigel Thatch, Trai Byers, Stan Houston, Jeremy Strong, Tara Ochs, Stephen Root, Greg Maness, Haviland Stillwell, Charles Black, Jody Thompson, Henry G. Sanders, Montrel Miller, Jim France, Michael Papajohn, John Lavelle, Stormy Merriwether, Martin Sheen, Martin Luther King Jr., Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr.

David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma David Oyelowo

Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King in Selma Carmen Ejogo

Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson in Selma Tom Wilkinson

Giovanni Ribisi as Lee White in Selma Giovanni Ribisi

Tim Roth as Gov. George Wallace in Selma Tim Roth

André Holland as Andrew Young in Selma André Holland

Colman Domingo as Ralph Abernathy in Selma Colman Domingo

Common as James Bevel in Selma Common

Stephan James as John Lewis in Selma Stephan James

Omar J. Dorsey as James Orange in Selma Omar J. Dorsey

LaKeith Stanfield as Jimmie Lee Jackson in Selma LaKeith Stanfield

Oprah Winfrey as Annie Lee Cooper in Selma Oprah Winfrey

Tessa Thompson as Diane Nash in Selma Tessa Thompson

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Fred Gray in Selma Cuba Gooding Jr.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bayard Rustin in Selma Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Kent Faulcon as Sullivan Jackson in Selma Kent Faulcon

Lorraine Toussaint as Amelia Boynton in Selma Lorraine Toussaint

Alessandro Nivola as John Doar in Selma Alessandro Nivola

David Dwyer as Chief Wilson Baker in Selma David Dwyer

E. Roger Mitchell as Frederick Reese in Selma E. Roger Mitchell

Dylan Baker as J. Edgar Hoover in Selma Dylan Baker

Ledisi as Mahalia Jackson in Selma Ledisi

Niecy Nash-Betts as Richie Jean Jackson in Selma Niecy Nash-Betts

Corey Reynolds as Rev. C.T. Vivian in Selma Corey Reynolds

Wendell Pierce as Rev. Hosea Williams in Selma Wendell Pierce

Charity Jordan as Viola Lee Jackson in Selma Charity Jordan

Nigel Thatch as Malcolm X in Selma Nigel Thatch

Trai Byers as James Forman in Selma Trai Byers

Stan Houston

Jeremy Strong as James Reeb in Selma Jeremy Strong

Tara Ochs

Stephen Root as Col. Al Lingo in Selma Stephen Root

Greg Maness as Aide in Selma Greg Maness

Haviland Stillwell as President's Secretary in Selma Haviland Stillwell

Charles Black

Jody Thompson as White Marcher in Selma Jody Thompson

Henry G. Sanders as Cager Lee in Selma Henry G. Sanders

Montrel Miller as Young Marcher in Selma Montrel Miller

Jim France as Gunnar Jahn in Selma Jim France

Michael Papajohn as Major Cloud in Selma Michael Papajohn

John Lavelle as Roy Reed in Selma John Lavelle

Stormy Merriwether as Jackson's Daughter in Selma Stormy Merriwether

Martin Sheen as Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited) in Selma Martin Sheen

Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in Selma Martin Luther King Jr.

Harry Belafonte as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in Selma Harry Belafonte

Tony Bennett as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in Selma Tony Bennett

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in Selma Sammy Davis Jr.

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