Boycott

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In 1955, an African-American woman named Rosa Parks dared to take an empty seat in the "Whites Only" section on a city bus in Montomery, AL, and sparked one of the first major battles in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, thus bringing the work of Martin Luther King to the attention of many Americans for the first time. Boycott is a made-for-TV movie that dramatizes the events of the Montomery bus boycott, weaving vintage newsreel footage with scenes depicting the public and private dramas involved in the protests. Boycott stars Jeffrey Wright as Martin Luther King, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Terrence Dashon Howard as Ralph Abernathy; CCH Pounder, Reg E. Cathey, and Shawn Michael Howard highlight the supporting cast.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Documentary, Drama, Special Interest, Television
Directed By:

Clark Johnson
Written By:

Herman Daniel Farrell, Timothy J. Sexton
In Theaters:

Sep 1, 2000 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 8, 2002
Runtime:

120 minutes
Studio:

HBO Video

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Cast

Jeffrey Wright
as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Terrence Howard
as Rev. Ralph David Abernathy

Carmen Ejogo
as Coretta Scott King

Reg E. Cathey
as E.D. Nixon

Erik Todd Dellums
as Bayard Rustin

CCH Pounder
as Jo Ann Robinson

Shawn Michael Howard
as Fred Gray

Iris Little Thomas
as Rosa Parks

Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Raymond Parks

Walter Franks
as Rev. Fields

Marion Guyot
as Virginia Durr

Brent Jennings
as Rufus Lewis

Whitman Mayo
as Rev. Banyon

E. Roger Mitchell
as Bob Phillips

Erik Dellums
as Bayard Rustin

Eric Todd Dellums
as Bayard Rustin

Clark Johnson
as Emory Jackson

Mike Hodge
as Daddy King

Jack Martin (VIII)

Mert Hatfield

Danny Nelson

Thomas Byrd

Eric Dellums
as Bayard Rustin

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Critic Reviews for Boycott

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As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jeffrey Wright is completely in step with their particular bent, playing the civil rights leader with hushed zeal and an inner flame that grows into a fuel burn by telepic's end.

Jul 6, 2010 | Full Review…

Phil Gallo
Variety
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Audience Reviews for Boycott

Jun 07, 2008

Decent HBO film of which I would really like to receive all of you comments. Very well executed and acted and manages its topic in an acceptable, mature way. Disappointing, though. 53/100

Edgar C Super Reviewer