The Long Walk Home

"A story of an incredible friendship."

1990 1h 37m EN

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7.7

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88%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 166🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 5,359

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Synopsis

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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.

“A story of an incredible friendship.”

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Cast

Sissy Spacek
Miriam Thompson
Whoopi Goldberg
Odessa Cotter
Dwight Schultz
Norman Thompson
Ving Rhames
Herbert Cotter
Dylan Baker
Tunker Thompson
Erika Alexander
Selma Cotter
Lexi Randall
Mary Catherine
Richard Habersham
Theodore Cotter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Pearce
Writers: John Cork
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Pearce, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Yahraus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg and Dwight Schultz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of an incredible friendship.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100046 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Pearce directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Bill Yahraus cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Directed by Richard Pearce, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bill Yahraus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg and Dwight Schultz carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A story of an incredible friendship.".
8IMDB entry: tt0100046 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "civil rights", "racial segregation", "racism", "1950s".