The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

1990 · 97 min · EN · PG · 7.4 (108 votes)
Dir. Richard Pearce · Starring Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz, Ving Rhames, Dylan Baker, Erika Alexander · Music George Fenton

A story of an incredible friendship.

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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.

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A quiet, determined drama about the personal stakes of the Civil Rights Movement. It feels like a deeply human look at courage and conviction during a pivotal time, focusing on the quiet strength of ordinary people.

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