"A story of an incredible friendship."

1990

1h 37m

7.6(162 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sissy Spacek

Miriam Thompson

Whoopi Goldberg

Odessa Cotter

Dwight Schultz

Norman Thompson

Ving Rhames

Herbert Cotter

Dylan Baker

Tunker Thompson

Erika Alexander

Selma Cotter

Lexi Randall

Mary Catherine

Richard Habersham

Theodore Cotter

Jason Weaver

Franklin Cotter

Crystal Robbins

Sara Thompson

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Pearce
Written by: John Cork
Produced by: Dave Bell
Hawk Koch

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