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Selma, Lord, Selma

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • TV-G
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
614
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Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
Drama

In 1965 Alabama, an 11-year-old girl (Jurnee Smollett) is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clifton Powell) and becomes a devout follower, but her resolution is tested when she... Read allIn 1965 Alabama, an 11-year-old girl (Jurnee Smollett) is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clifton Powell) and becomes a devout follower, but her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.In 1965 Alabama, an 11-year-old girl (Jurnee Smollett) is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clifton Powell) and becomes a devout follower, but her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.

  • Director
    • Charles Burnett
  • Writers
    • Rachel West Nelson
    • Frank Sikora
    • Sheyann Webb
  • Stars
    • Mackenzie Astin
    • Jurnee Smollett
    • Clifton Powell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    614
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Burnett
    • Writers
      • Rachel West Nelson
      • Frank Sikora
      • Sheyann Webb
    • Stars
      • Mackenzie Astin
      • Jurnee Smollett
      • Clifton Powell
    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Mackenzie Astin
    Mackenzie Astin
    • Jonathan Daniels
    Jurnee Smollett
    Jurnee Smollett
    • Sheyann Webb
    Clifton Powell
    Clifton Powell
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Ella Joyce
    Ella Joyce
    • Betty Webb
    Yolanda King
    • Miss Bright
    Elizabeth Omilami
    Elizabeth Omilami
    • Amelia Boynton
    Afemo Omilami
    Afemo Omilami
    • John Webb
    Brett Rice
    Brett Rice
    • Sheriff Pots
    Tom Nowicki
    Tom Nowicki
    Margo Moorer
    Margo Moorer
    • Alice West
    Von Coulter
    • Tom West
    Danny Nelson
    • Father Whitaker
    Laura-Shay Griffin
    • Sallie Parker
    Faruq Tauheed
    • Willie
    • (as Faruq Jenkins)
    Stephanie Zandra Peyton
    • Rachel West
    Zachary Rogers
    • Jimmie Lee Jackson
    • (as Zach Rogers)
    L. Warren Young
    L. Warren Young
    • Hosea' Williams
    Bob Banks
    Bob Banks
    • Reverend Reese
    • Director
      • Charles Burnett
    • Writers
      • Rachel West Nelson
      • Frank Sikora
      • Sheyann Webb
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    User reviews12

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    10dramii

    MARVELOUS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    I LOVE THOS MOVIS AS A CHILD THEY NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO DISNEY CHANNEL THE ACTING WAS GREAT.
    sylvar-3

    A good watch for pre-teens!

    A wonderful film for pre-teens. (Those who have and are reading of the struggles of African American's during the M.L.K times.) It is sad, yet with hope! And a great turn for (usual bad guy!)character actor Clifton Powell as M.L.K!
    7Melissa Alice

    Good movie for just about anyone

    I wanted to rent this movie because I am writing a story for pre-teens/teens about some of the struggles of blacks in the 1960s. I was very touched by this movie. All the acting was good, the story, based on truth, was interesting. I really got caught up in the people's lives, feeling their pain and longing, sorrowful (almost crying) at the injustice and mean things many white people did. They gave a good balance, though, by showing the white preacher (Jonathan) who was helping the blacks (he was an actual person). This is a good clean family movie, with some violence, but nothing graphic. It was thought-provoking, too--would I be brave enough to stand up for right in the midst of adversity?
    Karuteru

    Very emotional

    I admit, I wasn't expecting much when this movie began. I mean, it's a Disney Channel original movie. Those movies are usually horrible! Well, something inside told me to watch it. So, I did. I only watched this a few hours ago. I'm a 90's kid, and I don't really know much about the world before 1990. I finally understand the civil rights movement and how horrible those times were. At some parts, I admit, I just wanted to sob. Because it happened! America was like this in the 1960's! This movie is very emotional and sad, but we could all learn more about the past.

    Clifton Powell had me believing that he was Martin Luther King Jr. All of the actors were wonderful and fit their parts well. Selma, Lord, Selma is very underrated by Disney Channel. It brought so many emotions and feelings to me, which rarely happens when I watch movies(especially Disney Channel original movies). So, don't think this movie is like Disney Channel's shows. This movie is for mature audiences, due to mature themes,and some violence. I give Selma, Lord, Selma 10/10 stars. Happy Martin Luther King day!
    10rusties

    I Give it Award for best real historical event Re-Inactment in a movie

    That's right. The Scene of Bloody Sunday happend just like that and it was a horrible sight to even think people in the past did such a thing, but it still happend and this movie shows the brutal reality. 5.3 out of 10 is not enough of this movie. See for yourself and the brutal reality of bloody sunday.

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    • Trivia
      This movie is based on the memoir "Selma, Lord, Selma: Girlhood Memories of the Civil Rights Days" by Sheyann Webb and Rachel West Nelson, as told to Frank Sikora, first published in 1980.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the movie, Johnathan Daniels first comes to Selma, he meets Father Whitaker. Father Whitaker is an Episcopal priest, as is Johnathan. Yet throughout the movie, Daniels is referred to as "Reverend Daniels," or a pastor or minister.

      Some may perceive this to be inaccurate and assert that all Episcopal priests are referred to as "Father," not "Reverend."

      However, it is quite common for Episcopal priests to be referred to other than "Father." Some Episcopal priests, being of a more "low-church" persuasion do not wish their parishioners call them "Father". In some cases, e.g. small towns in the South, they are simply called "Preacher."
    • Quotes

      Martin Luther King, Jr.: You may have the law on your side but we have morality on ours and one day you're going to have to accept that.

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Accadde a Selma
    • Filming locations
      • Griffin, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Esparza / Katz Productions
      • Walt Disney Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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