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Eyes on the Prize

  • TV Series
  • 1987–19901987–1990
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 6h
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
661
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POPULARITY
24,827
2,147
Eyes on the Prize (1987)
DocumentaryHistory
A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
661
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,827
2,147
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    • Creator
      • Henry Hampton
    • Stars
      • Julian Bond
      • Coretta Scott King
      • John Lewis
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    • Creator
      • Henry Hampton
    • Stars
      • Julian Bond
      • Coretta Scott King
      • John Lewis
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Julian Bond
    Julian Bond
    • Narrator
    Coretta Scott King
    Coretta Scott King
    • Self
    6 episodes6 eps • 1987–1990
    John Lewis
    John Lewis
    • Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1987–1990
    Andrew Young
    Andrew Young
    • Self
    6 episodes6 eps • 1987–1990
    C.T. Vivian
    C.T. Vivian
    • Self
    5 episodes5 eps • 1987–1990
    Burke Marshall
    • Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1987
    Jesse Jackson
    Jesse Jackson
    • Self
    6 episodes6 eps • 1990
    Stokely Carmichael
    Stokely Carmichael
    • Self
    5 episodes5 eps • 1987–1990
    Ralph Abernathy
    Ralph Abernathy
    • Self
    6 episodes6 eps • 1987–1990
    Unita Blackwell
    • Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1987–1990
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    • Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1987–1990
    Nancy Jefferson
    • Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1990
    Myrlie Evers
    • Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1987
    James Bevel
    James Bevel
    • Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1987
    Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
    • Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1987
    Constance Baker Motley
    • Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1987
    Nicholas Katzenbach
    Nicholas Katzenbach
    • Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1987
    James Forman
    • Self
    5 episodes5 eps • 1987–1990
    • Creator
      • Henry Hampton
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    • Trivia
      The series was unavailable from 1995 to 2006 owing to copyright issues. Licenses for "Happy Birthday", news footage, various photographs, songs, and lyrics used in the film expired in 1995, and the film company Blackside could not afford to renew these licenses. A grant from the Ford Foundation enabled them to renew the licenses. The series was rebroadcast and released to DVD in October 2006.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Malcolm X/Bram Stoker's Dracula/Traces of Red/Love Potion #9 (1992)

    User reviews10

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    10/10
    Hope captured on film
    In a world where black children search for pride on street corners, and find their idols in drugged out athletes, absent fathers, idiots and zombies, in these television hours lie little glimpses of hope, shining examples of the people who fought and died for love of the future. I make it a point to watch this program at least once a year and show it to anyone who seems to have even a passing interest in tomorrow. Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Fannie Lou Hamer, The black Panther Party, busing in Boston, political mobilization in Chicago, the fight for freedom has never been given such a detailed depiction. This film is an encyclopedia of black pride and should not only be seen, but should be seen as often as is necessary to restore freedom and democracy to this country.
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    • Jun 10, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eyes on the Prize II
    • Production company
      • Blackside
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      6 hours
    • Color
      • Black and White
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