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Director:
Spike Lee
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Release Date:
9 July 1997 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Documentary | History See more »
Tagline:
Birmingham, 1963. A single explosion rocked a community and awakened a sleeping nation. See more »
Plot:
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
Ch. 4 International gets rights to HBO documentaries
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User Reviews:
A different perspective on the Civil Rights Movement See more (32 total) »

Cast

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Maxine McNair ... Herself - Mother of Denise McNair
Chris McNair ... Himself - Father of Denise McNair
Helen Pegues ... Herself - Denise's Aunt
Queen Nunn ... Herself - Neighbor of Denise McNair
Arthur Hanes Jr. ... Himself - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
Howell Raines ... Himself - New York Times Editor
Harold McNair ... Himself - Denise's Uncle
Carole C. Smitherman ... Herself - Denise's Childhood Friend (as Carole C. Smitherman Esq.)
Wamo Reed Robertson ... Herself - Carole's Aunt
Dianne Braddock ... Herself - Carole's Sister
Carolyn Lee Brown ... Herself - Carole's Childhood Friend
Alpha Robertson ... Herself - Mother of Carole Robertson
Wyatt Tee Walker ... Himself - Former Executive Director of SCLC
Fred Lee Shuttlesworth ... Himself - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (also archive footage)
Florence Terrell ... Herself - School Teacher
Gwendolyn White ... Herself - School Teacher
Doris Lockhart ... Herself - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley
Gerald Colbert ... Himself - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor
Freeman Hrabowski III ... Himself - Cynthia's Childhood Friend (as Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III)
Shirley Wesley King ... Herself - Cynthia's Sister
Carolyn M. McKinstry ... Herself - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
David J. Vann ... Himself - Former Mayor of Birmingham
Bill Baxley ... Himself - Former Attorney General of Alabama
Albert Boutwell ... Himself - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage)
Andrew Young ... Himself - SCLC (as Rev. Andrew Young)
Taylor Branch ... Himself - Author
Nadean S. Williams ... Herself - Music Teacher
Janie Gaines ... Herself - Addie Mae's Sister
Rhonda Nunn Thomas ... Herself - Denise's Childhood Friend
James Bevel ... Himself - SCLC (also archive footage) (as Rev. James Bevel)
Tommy Wrenn ... Himself - SCLC
George Wallace ... Himself (also archive footage)
Nicholas Katzenbach ... Himself - Former US Attorney General (also archive footage)
Billie Harris ... Herself - Funeral Home Director
Ricky Powell ... Himself - Denise's Childhood Friend
Lillie Brown ... Herself - SCLC

Ossie Davis ... Himself - Actor and Playwright

Mahalia Jackson ... Herself - During March on Washington (archive footage)
Barbara Nunn ... Herself - Denise's Childhood Friend
John Cross ... Himself - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church (as Rev. John Cross)
Barbara Cross ... Herself - Daughter of Reverend Cross
Morris Marshall ... Himself - 16th Street Baptist Church Member
Junie Collins ... Herself - Addie Mae's Sister
Diane Nash ... Herself - SCLC
Faye Davis ... Herself - Carole's Childhood Friend
Coretta Scott King ... Herself

Walter Cronkite ... Himself - Special Correspondent CBS News

Bill Cosby ... Himself - Educator

Jesse Jackson ... Himself - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.)
Reggie White ... Himself - Green Bay Packers (as Rev. Reggie White)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Abernathy ... Himself - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Brinkley ... Himself - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eugene 'Bull' Connor ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Farmer ... Himself - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spike Lee ... Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Cynthia Wesley ... Herself (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Spike Lee 
 
Produced by
Michele Forman .... associate producer
Jacqueline Glover .... coordinating producer
Spike Lee .... producer
Daphne McWilliams .... line producer
Sheila Nevins .... executive producer
Samuel D. Pollard .... producer (as Sam Pollard)
 
Original Music by
Terence Blanchard 
 
Cinematography by
Ellen Kuras 
 
Film Editing by
Samuel D. Pollard  (as Sam Pollard)
 
Production Management
Daphne McWilliams .... post-production supervisor
 
Art Department
Henry DeBardeleben .... swing (as Henry Debardeleben)
Kareem Jamel Johnson .... swing
 
Sound Department
Tim J. Carroll .... stereo sound engineer: Dolby
Roy Clark .... assistant sound engineer
Eugene Gearty .... sound effects editor
Skip Lievsay .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Miho .... assistant sound engineer
Rolf Pardula .... additional sound recordist
Glenfield Payne .... supervising sound editor
J.T. Takagi .... sound recordist
Todd Whitelock .... sound recording engineer
Allan Zaleski .... assistant sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Bentham .... second assistant camera
Lamont Crawford .... key grip
Kerwin DeVonish .... second assistant camera (as Kerwin Devonish)
Carl Johnson .... gaffer
David Lee .... still photographer
Susanna Virtanen .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Colin Cumberbatch .... post-production coordinator
Peter Gonzalez .... associate editor
Noëlle Penraat .... negative cutter (as Noelle Penraat)
David Pultz .... color timer
 
Music Department
Paula Bing .... musician: flute
Terence Blanchard .... conductor: score
Terence Blanchard .... musician: trumpet
Terence Blanchard .... score producer
Emile Charlap .... music contractor
Troy Davis .... musician: drums
Lawrence Feldman .... musician: clarinet
Edward Simon .... musician: piano (as Ed Simon)
Alex Steyermark .... music supervisor
Alex Steyermark .... score producer
Blair Tindall .... musician: oboe
Reginald Veal .... musician: bass
Maisie Weissman .... music editor
 
Other crew
Julie Anderson .... researcher
Randall Balsmeyer .... title designer
Vasco Bjegovich .... production assistant
Aubrey Cummings .... production assistant
Karl Dover .... production assistant
Michael Dykes .... production assistant
James Hartel .... production assistant
Michael Jimenez .... production assistant
John Lathan .... production assistant
Eric Moore .... production assistant
Tjamal Noni .... production assistant (as Tjamal K. Noni)
Audra Polk .... production assistant
Victoria Williams .... production assistant
Jason Lampkin .... staff: 40 Acres (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Bob Adelman .... acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
Bruce Davidson .... acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
Elliott Erwitt .... acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc. (as Elliot Ermitt)
James Karakes .... acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
Steven Kasher .... thanks
Holly Kempner .... thanks
Tom Langston .... acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
Danny Lyon .... acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
Chris McNair .... acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
40 Acres & A Mule FilmworksSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
One of the victims, Denise McNair, was a friend and classmate of future Secretary of State 'Condoleeza Rice'.See more »
Quotes:
Chris McNair:You must understand that a Bull Connor can not exist without the nods of the status quo people. You know, the big boys in any town. He can't exist without them. He may be the person who actually does the talking; but believe me the Bull Connors have the blessings of someone else.See more »
Movie Connections:
References "60 Minutes" (1968)See more »
Soundtrack:
Birmingham SundaySee more »

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
A different perspective on the Civil Rights Movement, 23 June 2003
Author: lesyle from Marietta, Georgia

I watched this documentary yesterday afternoon. I remember learning about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (its importance in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s) but I never saw how the effects on the people whose lives were permanently altered and not just from reaping the benefits like we do today. This documentary opened showed this viewpoint.

It brought tears to my eyes to listen and see the relatives of those four girls who were killed. Unless you have a blind eye, a deaf ear, and a hard-a** heart, it is impossible to not be moved when you see these girls' sisters and mothers describe that Sunday morning when Addie, Denise, Maxine, and Carole were killed. I could see the hurt in the mothers' eyes and hear pain in their voices when talking about their babies.

I highly recommend watching this documentary. Spike Lee did an outstanding job.

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