Selma

Selma by Ava DuVernay

7.40

"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.

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Cast

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi as Lee White

Tim Roth

Tim Roth as Gov. George Wallace

André Holland

André Holland as Andrew Young

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo as Ralph Abernathy

Common

Common as James Bevel

Stephan James

Stephan James as John Lewis

Omar J. Dorsey

Omar J. Dorsey as James Orange

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield as Jimmie Lee Jackson

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey as Annie Lee Cooper

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson as Diane Nash

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Fred Gray

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bayard Rustin

Kent Faulcon

Kent Faulcon as Sullivan Jackson

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint as Amelia Boynton

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola as John Doar

David Dwyer

David Dwyer as Chief Wilson Baker

E. Roger Mitchell

E. Roger Mitchell as Frederick Reese

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker as J. Edgar Hoover

Ledisi

Ledisi as Mahalia Jackson

Niecy Nash-Betts

Niecy Nash-Betts as Richie Jean Jackson

Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds as Rev. C.T. Vivian

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce as Rev. Hosea Williams

Charity Jordan

Charity Jordan as Viola Lee Jackson

Nigel Thatch

Nigel Thatch as Malcolm X

Trai Byers

Trai Byers as James Forman

Stan Houston

Stan Houston as Sheriff Jim Clark

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong as James Reeb

Tara Ochs

Tara Ochs as Viola Liuzzo

Stephen Root

Stephen Root as Col. Al Lingo

Greg Maness

Greg Maness as Aide

Haviland Stillwell

Haviland Stillwell as President's Secretary

Charles Black

Charles Black as Elder Marcher

Jody Thompson

Jody Thompson as White Marcher

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders as Cager Lee

Montrel Miller

Montrel Miller as Young Marcher

Jim France

Jim France as Gunnar Jahn

Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn as Major Cloud

John Lavelle

John Lavelle as Roy Reed

Stormy Merriwether

Stormy Merriwether as Jackson's Daughter

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen as Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sammy Davis Jr.

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

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