The Long Walk Home | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg is Odessa Cotter, a queitly dignified woman who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson (Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek). When Odessa honors the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband (Dwight Schultz) 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.

Synopsis: Critically acclaimed historical drama about the effects of the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott on an African-American woman and her employer.

Production Year:

1990

Released:

Tue, 12/17/2002

Run Time Minutes:

Rating:

Genres:

Drama

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

4x3-Full Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-2

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

Dolby Surround

Actors:

Sissy Spacek - Miriam Thompson

Actors:

Whoopi Goldberg - Odessa Cotter

Actors:

Dwight Schultz - Norman Thompson

Actors:

Ving Rhames - Herbert Cotter

Actors:

Dylan Baker - Tunker Thompson

Actors:

Erika Alexander - Selma Cotter

Actors:

Lexi Randall - Mary Catherine

Actors:

Richard Habersham - Theodore Cotter

Actors:

Jason Weaver - Franklin Cotter

Actors:

Crystal Robbins - Sara Thompson

Actors:

Cherene Snow - Claudia

Actors:

Chelcie Ross - Martin

Actors:

Dan Butler - Charlie

Actors:

Philip Sterling - Winston

Actors:

Schuyler Fisk - Judy (Girl at Oak Park)

Actors:

Nancy Moore Atchison - Anne (Girl at Oak Park)

Actors:

Haynes Brooke - Policeman at Oak Park

Actors:

Jim Aycock - Roger

Actors:

Rebecca Wackler - Lucille

Actors:

Charles Hubbard - Mr. Cooper

Actors:

Harriet Sumner - Mrs. Cooper

Actors:

Gleaves Azar - Grandma Thompson

Actors:

Jim Haffey - Bus Driver

Actors:

Stacy Fleming - Tall Boy

Actors:

Jeff Taffet - Boy #2

Actors:

Jay Reed - Boy #3

Actors:

Afemo Omilami - Taxi Driver

Actors:

Debbie Hackett - Betsy

Actors:

Lynne Pickering - Laura Ann

Actors:

Fairley McDonald - Jeff Sewell

Actors:

Graham Timbes - Clyde Sellers

Actors:

Norman Matlock - Preacher

Actors:

Dorrell Dorsey - Woman in Church

Actors:

Bobby Howard - Clipboard Man

Actors:

Cynthia B. Wilson - Black Maid

Actors:

Dan Jenkins - Auburn Fan #1

Actors:

Katherine Conely - Mrs. Midgley

Actors:

Sherwood 'Ric' Pearson - George Millo

Actors:

Kevin Thigpen - Worker #1

Actors:

Everett McCorvey - Church Speaker

Actors:

T. Clifford Bibb - Choir Leader

Actors:

A. Bernard Sneed - Organist

Actors:

David E. McCorvey - Older Black Man

Actors:

Carl Stephens - Newscaster

Actors:

Perry Carter - Sammy Chancelor

Actors:

Henry Marcus Jr. - Cliff

Actors:

Troy La Don Pate - Party Guest

Actors:

Michael Sansom - Angry Man (Eugene)

Actors:

Dorothy Love Coates - Lead Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Christine Windham - Singer #1 at Car Lot

Actors:

Gladys Bozwell - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Betty Jean Washington - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Minnie Stringer - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Callie Graham - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Lillian Luddington - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Fidella Earls - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Cynthia R. King - Singer at Car Lot

Actors:

Mary Steenburgen - Narrator