The Long Walk Home
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The Long Walk Home

A story of an incredible friendship.

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.

Drama
History

Why watch this

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.

Released December 21, 1990

Quick facts

Language
en
Status
Released
Votes
157
Seasons
-

Top cast

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Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Miriam Thompson

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Odessa Cotter

Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz

Norman Thompson

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Herbert Cotter

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Tunker Thompson

Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

Selma Cotter

Lexi Randall

Lexi Randall

Mary Catherine

Richard Habersham

Richard Habersham

Theodore Cotter

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