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The Long Walk Home

When Odessa Cotter, a quietly dignified woman who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband and the powerful White Citizen's Council,...

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Corporate Authors: Dave Bell Associates, Platinum Disc Corporation, New Visions Pictures
Other Authors: Pearce, Richard, 1943-, Koch, Howard, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-, Spacek, Sissy, Rhames, Ving, 1961-, Baker, Dylan, Alexander, Erika, Schultz, Dwight, Steenburgen, Mary
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: La Crosse, WI : Platinum Disc Corp., c2002.
Subjects:
United States > Race relations > Drama.
Civil rights > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
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Summary:When Odessa Cotter, a quietly dignified woman who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband and the powerful White Citizen's Council, Miriam and Odessa put their lives in danger for civil rights. Their shared experiences draw them closer as a deep respect and lasting friendship forms. Together, in a difficult world of black versus white, they manage to discover a common ground.
Item Description:Video release of the 1990 motion picture.
Includes scene index.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Music, George Fenton ; editor, Bill Yahraus ; director of photography, Roger Deakins ; associate producer, Edwin C. Atkins ;executive producers, Taylor Hackford and Stuart Benjamin ; writer, John Cork ; producer, Howard W. Koch Jr. and Dave Bell, director, Richard Pearce.

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