Selma
“One dream can change the world.”
"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
43 people
David Oyelowo
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Coretta Scott King
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Tom Wilkinson
President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Giovanni Ribisi
Lee White
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Tim Roth
Gov. George Wallace
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Andrew Young
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Ralph Abernathy
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John Lewis
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James Orange
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Annie Lee Cooper
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Ava DuVernay Director · Paul Webb Writer Jason Moran Composer
Worldwide gross $67M · Budget $20M · United States release December 25, 2014
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Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$66,787,908
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Plan B Entertainment
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Cloud Eight Films
Production
Ingenious Media
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Harpo Films
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Paramount Pictures
Studio
Celador Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 11, 2014
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States · December 25, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
January 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
December 25, 2014 · Limited theatrical
France
March 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
February 18, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
February 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
June 19, 2015 · Digital
New Zealand
February 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 6, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
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