CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 1h 37m

The Rosa Parks Story

America, 1955. Her act of courage changed the world. But how it changed her life has never been told... until now.

70%(42)IMDbDramaHistoryTV Movie

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Directed byJulie Dash

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
February 24, 2002
Studios
CBS

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

Peter Francis James

Peter Francis James

Raymond Parks

Tonea Stewart

Tonea Stewart

Johnnie Carr

Von Coulter

Von Coulter

E.D. Nixon

Dexter King

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Minister

Sonny Shroyer

Sonny Shroyer

James F. Blake

Mike Pniewski

Mike Pniewski

Clifford Durr

Chardé Manzy

Young Rosa

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Leona Edwards McCauley

Creative team
Directed by
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Written by
Paris Qualles
Produced by
Christine A. Sacani
Christine A. Sacani

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