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4 Little Girls (1997) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 1,614 users
Metascore: 89/100
Reviews: 32 user | 20 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement. Director:Spike Lee |
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Maxine McNair | ... |
Herself - Mother of Denise McNair
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Chris McNair | ... |
Himself - Father of Denise McNair
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Helen Pegues | ... |
Herself - Denise's Aunt
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Queen Nunn | ... |
Herself - Neighbor of Denise McNair
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Arthur Hanes Jr. | ... |
Himself - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
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Howell Raines | ... |
Himself - New York Times Editor
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Harold McNair | ... |
Himself - Denise's Uncle
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Carole C. Smitherman | ... |
Herself - Denise's Childhood Friend
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Wamo Reed Robertson | ... |
Herself - Carole's Aunt
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Dianne Braddock | ... |
Herself - Carole's Sister
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Carolyn Lee Brown | ... |
Herself - Carole's Childhood Friend
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Alpha Robertson | ... |
Herself - Mother of Carole Robertson
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Wyatt Tee Walker | ... |
Himself - Former Executive Director of SCLC
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Fred Lee Shuttlesworth | ... |
Himself - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
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Florence Terrell | ... |
Herself - School Teacher
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This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes during the height of the civil-rights movement, the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In that attack, four little African-American girls lost their lives and a nation was simultaneously revolted, angered and galvanized to push the fight for equality and justice on. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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civil rights | church | civil rights movement | bombing | birmingham alabama |Taglines:
Birmingham, 1963. A single explosion rocked a community and awakened a sleeping nation. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 July 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Neljä pientä tyttöä See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$13,528 (USA) (11 July 1997)Gross:
$130,146 (USA) (26 September 1997)Company Credits
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Written by Pantera Saint-Montaigne
Performed by Pantera Saint-Montaigne
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One of the victims, Denise McNair, was a friend and classmate of future Secretary of State 'Condoleeza Rice'. See more »Quotes
Wyatt Tee Walker: So we made the decision based on several things. Fred Shuttlesworth was fearless and courageous to the point of being almost insane; miraculously surviving a bombing of his home. Had taking his wife and two children trying to integrate a school with a mob of five or six hundred folks with chains and stuff like that; just an incredible human being in my view.See more »
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"4 Little Girls"Written by Pantera Saint-Montaigne
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This is a great documentary which speaks to the central battles of the civil rights movement and the still present racism in America. Wide range of interview subjects from family members, politicians and those who covered the story when it happened. Spike Lee's work elicits strong emotions at times but also leaves you to provide your own conclusions as well. Recommended along with dramatized movies such as Ghosts of Mississippi, Mississippi Burning and the little watched A Long Walk Home. Watch these to learn something of the darker side of American history and decide for yourself how far we have come in the last forty years.