CinemaOSMovie · 2001 · 1h 58m · PG

Boycott

The Story of Martin Luther King and One Act of Defiance That Changed a Nation

67%(18)IMDbHistoryDramaTV Movie

This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Directed byClark Johnson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
EN
Released
February 24, 2001
Studios
HBO FilmsNorman Twain ProductionsShelby Stone Productions

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Clark Johnson - Boycott - 2001 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech

Clark Johnson - Boycott - 2001 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Ralph Abernathy

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Jo Ann Robinson

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Coretta Scott King

Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

E.D. Nixon

Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Rufus Lewis

Iris Little Thomas

Iris Little Thomas

Rosa Parks

Shawn Michael Howard

Shawn Michael Howard

Fred Gray

Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville

Angry Neighbor

Erik Dellums

Erik Dellums

Bayard Rustin

Creative team
Directed by
Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson
Written by
Timothy J. Sexton
Timothy J. Sexton
Herman Daniel Farrell

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