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27 February 2000 (USA)
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A Father, a Son and a Movement that would Change America Forever.
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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Absolute rave
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Danny Glover | ... | Will Walker | |
| Vicellous Reon Shannon | ... | Owen Walker | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | ... | Daniel Wall | |
| Loretta Devine | ... | Evelyn Walker | |
| Glynn Turman | ... | T-Bone Lanier | |
| Stan Shaw | ... | Archie Mullen | |
| Michael Jai White | ... | Coleman Vaughnes | |
| John Beasley | ... | Jonah Summer | |
| Jason Weaver | ... | Isaac Hawkins | |
| Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly | ... | Dora Charles (as Rae'ven Larrymore Kelly) | |
| Marcello Thedford | ... | Tyrone Franklin | |
| David Strathairn | ... | Peter Crowley | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Don Henderson Baker | ... | Buddy Stone | |
| Donna Biscoe | ... | Mrs. Summer | |
| Peter Bonner Briggs | ... | Bus Station Arresting Officer | |
| Patti Briscoe | ... | Miz Golson | |
| Randal Brown | ... | Registrar of Voters | |
| Al Butler | ... | U.S. Marshal | |
| Jerry Campbell | ... | Angry Farmer | |
| Joe Cobb Jr. | ... | Racist Cop | |
| Jeff Coopwood | ... | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (voice) | |
| Erika N. Dennis | ... | Arrested Student | |
| David J. Dennis Jr. | ... | Arrested Student | |
| Shay Dobson-Webb | ... | Owen Walker (Newborn) | |
| Deborah Duke | ... | Colored Waiting Room Waitress (as Deborah Calloway-Duke) | |
| David Dwyer | ... | Desk Sergeant | |
| Lowell Faison | ... | Man at Gas Station | |
| William Flaman | ... | Officer Roe | |
| Margaret Freeman | ... | Ms Sugar | |
| Omar Gooding | ... | Charlie | |
| Bob Graham | ... | Man at Shack | |
| Martha Nix Granger | ... | Curch Song Leader | |
| Jesse Hamilton | ... | Man at Revival Meeting | |
| Brandi Hancock | ... | Alice | |
| Nita Hardy | ... | Bus Station Waitress | |
| Tyrone Hicks | ... | Luther | |
| Scott Brian Higgs | ... | Woolworth's Manager | |
| Jesse Janowsky | ... | Bus Station Teenager | |
| Rasool J'Han | ... | Vida | |
| Pearl Jones | ... | Femalle Registrant | |
| Felix Justice | ... | Deacon Turner | |
| Edmund Kearney | ... | Library Official | |
| Emily Young Keely | ... | Woolworth's Waitress | |
| Herb Kelsey | ... | Malle Registrant | |
| Eddie Lambeth | ... | County Jailer | |
| Denis Larouche | |||
| Jason Loftus | ... | Man in Jail Window | |
| Janell McLeod | ... | Mrs. Bell | |
| Eva Shoshona Moses-McDew | ... | Arrested Student | |
| Saad Muhammad | ... | Arrested Student | |
| Danny Nelson | ... | Angry Minister | |
| Maxwell Paige | ... | Farmer at NAACP Mtg. | |
| Jeff Pinney | ... | White Spectator | |
| Ginnie Randall | ... | Blind Woman | |
| Sam Robison | ... | Jail Cop | |
| David Schifter | ... | Chip | |
| Sonny Shroyer | ... | Police Chief | |
| Stephen Snedden | ... | Michael Joad | |
| Christopher Stokes | ... | Owen Walker (6 Yrs. Old) | |
| Kirk Taylor | ... | Roland | |
| Chip Thomas | ... | Angry Citizen | |
| Judge Bradford Tillery | ... | Judge | |
| Tom Turbiville | ... | Deputy in Car | |
| Lou Walker | ... | High School Principal | |
| Damien Dante Wayans | ... | Bo Drew (as Damien Wayans) | |
| Jeremy Gram Weaver | ... | Freedom rider | |
| Gregory Alan Williams | ... | Pullman Porter (as Greg Alan Williams) | |
| Cliff Willman | ... | 2nd Klansman | |
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I agree. "Freedom Song" is a surprising, powerful, emotional, sometimes funny, always honest look at the civil rights movement. It focusses mostly on teenagers, and it's fascinating. Terrific acting. And a great score by Sweet Honey in the Rock and James Horner.