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The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story

2002TV Movie⏱️ 1h 37mTV-PG
BiographyDrama
7.2
IMDB Rating
1,162 votes

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Director
Julie Dash
Writers
N/A
Stars
Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James, Tonea Stewart
Release Date
February 24, 2002
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 8
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 19
Reviews
📋 5.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
as Rosa Parks
Peter Francis James
Peter Francis James
as Raymond Parks
Tonea Stewart
Tonea Stewart
as Johnnie Carr
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Von Coulter
as E.D. Nixon
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Dexter King
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami
Sonny Shroyer
Sonny Shroyer
as James F. Blake
Mike Pniewski
Mike Pniewski
as Clifford Durr
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Chardé Manzy
as Young Rosa
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
as Leona Edwards McCauley

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Production
CBS, Chotzen/Jenner Productions, Come Sunday

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

BiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

An Amazing Performance!
by sassychica9822002-02-24
8/10

"The performance of Angela Bassett and the other actors in the movie was great. They portrayed the parts of the story that most people do not know. It brought out so many emotions, I could hardly control them. Like Rosa, I'd refuse to leave my seat, [or rather my sofa], as well...."

💡 Did You Know?

Dexter King, the third-born child of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, plays his own father in this movie. This is the second TV movie about the Civil Rights movement that depicts MLK and that has one of his children paying a role in it; the first was 1999's Selma, Lord, Selma, in which the Kings' first-born child, Yolanda King, played a small role (Martin Luther King was depicted in that film by Clifton Powell).

📖 Synopsis

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.