Selma [videorecording] / director, Ava DuVernay; producer, Christian Colson; producer, Jeremy Kleiner; producer, Cameron McCracken; producer, Brad Pitt; producer, Oprah Winfrey; writer, Paul Webb.

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Publisher number: P928401000 | 20th Century Fox Home Ent.Publication details: 20th Century Fox Home Ent., 2015.Description: 1 videodisc (128 min.) : colSubject(s):

King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984

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Feature : Drama

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Cast: Cast: David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Carmen Ejogo, Tessa Thompson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Wendell Pierce.Summary: David Oyelowo stars in this American drama directed by Ava DuVernay. Based on the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965 that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act, the film follows the story of James Bevel (Common), Hosea Williams (Wendell Pierce) and Martin Luther King Jr (Oyelowo) as they campaigned for their right to vote. As Luther King Jr led hundreds of like-minded people along the 54-mile highway from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery, they were met with violent conflict and brutal opposition and had to fight their way through to simply claim what was rightfully theirs. The cast also includes Cuba Gooding Jr, Tom Wilkinson and Oprah Winfrey. The film won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan (DVD)	Hockney Library Film Collection	FC/SEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Please remember to unlock the case after issuing.		7412159158

Made in 2014.

Based on Real events.

Credits: music, Jason Moran; cinematographer, Bradford Young; subject, Martin Luther King Jr.

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Cast: David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Carmen Ejogo, Tessa Thompson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Wendell Pierce.

David Oyelowo stars in this American drama directed by Ava DuVernay. Based on the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965 that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act, the film follows the story of James Bevel (Common), Hosea Williams (Wendell Pierce) and Martin Luther King Jr (Oyelowo) as they campaigned for their right to vote. As Luther King Jr led hundreds of like-minded people along the 54-mile highway from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery, they were met with violent conflict and brutal opposition and had to fight their way through to simply claim what was rightfully theirs. The cast also includes Cuba Gooding Jr, Tom Wilkinson and Oprah Winfrey. The film won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

BBFC code: 12.

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Selma [videorecording] / director, Ava DuVernay; producer, Christian Colson; producer, Jeremy Kleiner; producer, Cameron McCracken; producer, Brad Pitt; producer, Oprah Winfrey; writer, Paul Webb.

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